clamp down on something

Examples of clamping

clamping

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

So, we can measure the perpendicular effort of the resulting contact (clamping effort), for different values of this clamping.
Policies with respect to cord clamping and cutting the cord also varied widely, with most practitioners clamping and cutting immediately.
What is it that shows a clamping to be maladaptive?
A pneumatic clamping mechanism will be used to seal the system, allowing quick and unobstructed access to the chamber interior.
The eye was stabilized by clamping the syringe in a fixed position using a metal clip, metal post, and a magnet.
Early clamping of the cord has also been associated with a higher risk of respiratory distress syndrome in pre-term infants.
Although there was an increase in polycythaemia among infants in whom cord clamping was delayed, this condition appeared to be benign.
The analysis concluded that delaying clamping of the cord for a minimum of 2 minutes following birth is beneficial to the newborn, extending into infancy.
The major disadvantage of clamping methods is that they require access to more than one surface of the workpiece for gripping to occur.
For staplers, the issues are ease of use, staple formation, and clamping firing force.
Late cord clamping was delayed for at least 2 minutes, while early clamping in most trials was performed immediately after birth.
The clamping often emerges as a result of the discovery of a new significance in a context not previously thought to be relevant.
They controlled the potential by patch clamping the cells and applied image analysis for detecting changes in energy transfer.
Second their gripping force is only limited by their clamping force.
The force sensor is preloaded by a clamping bolt, and measures the force in two directions in the plane of the mechanism.
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