alligator clip

English

Three types of alligator clips.

Etymology

From the resemblance to an alligator's jaws.

Noun

alligator clip (plural alligator clips)

1. (electronics) A spring-loaded metal clip, usually attached to a wire and used to make temporary electrical connections.

Synonyms

• crocodile clip (UK, Ireland, Africa, Australia)
• alligator clamp

Translations

electronics connector

• Catalan: pinces de cocodril f pl
• Dutch: krokodillenklem c, krokodillenbek m
• Finnish: hauenleuka (fi)
• French: pince crocodile (fr) f
• German: Krokodilklemme (de)
• Greek: κροκοδειλάκι (el) n (krokodeiláki)
• Irish: fáiscín crogaill m
• Italian: connettore a coccodrillo m, pinza a coccodrillo f
• Polish: krokodylek (pl) m
• Russian: крокоди́л (ru) m (krokodíl)

See also

• bulldog clip

References

• “alligator clip”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• alligator clip on Wikipedia.Wikipedia