CLAMSHELL Definition & Meaning

clamshell

[ klam-shel ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

the shell of a clam.
an object that has two hinged parts and that opens and closes like a clamshell, as a laptop computer or a box with a cover joined on one side:
This clamshell is lightweight, convenient, and as powerful as my desktop computer.
Machinery.
1. Also called clamshell bucket. a dredging bucket opening at the bottom, consisting of two similar pieces hinged together at the top.
2. a machine equipped with such a bucket.
Printing. a platen press.

of or noting an object that opens and closes like a clamshell: clamshell packaging.
a clamshell phone;
clamshell packaging.

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a dredging bucket that is hinged like the shell of a clam
aeronautics
1. an aircraft cockpit canopy hinged at the front and rear
2. the hinged door of a cargo aircraft
3. another name for eyelid
any of a variety of objects hinged like the shell of a clam, such as a container for takeaway food, a portable computer, etc

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1490–1500; earlier clam-shell; clam ¹, shell

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Infinite Herbs organic basil, which was sold in clamshell containers from February to April, has been recalled.

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What began with cellophane in the 1930s picked up speed with the rise of plastic clamshells in the 1980s and bagged salads in the 1990s.

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Clicking through the branching dialogue, you learn that Tess still loves her father, who appears via text messages on a silver clamshell cellphone.

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A pea pod or a clamshell or a flower bud—something natural.

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Dear readers, I settled this once and for all: Those clear plastic “clamshell” packages that contain berries and grapes and whatnot?

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