precision grip

collocation in English

meaningsofprecisionandgrip

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precision
noun[U]
uk
/prɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us
/prəˈsɪʒ.ən/
the quality of ...
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grip
noun
uk
/ɡrɪp/us
/ɡrɪp/
control over something ...
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(Definition ofprecisionandgripfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Factors influencing the force control duringprecisiongrip.
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Upon release, the object disappears as the hand resets to aprecisiongrip.
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At the end of this grip zone, theprecisiongriparea is reached.
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This combination has many of the same advantages except that control of an individual finger is not possible, therefore a stable two jawprecisiongripcannot be achieved as easily.
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As theprecisiongripis most commonly employed in natural manipulation (60% of all common dexterous actions4), conventional prostheses have tended to implement this prehensile form.
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These 'myoelectric' hand prostheses are generally either an anthropomorphic looking hand, formed in aprecisiongrip, or some form of powered articulated hook.
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Thisprecisiongripwas an important evolutionary advance in primates.
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Without this complex movement, humans would not be able to perform aprecisiongrip.
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This grasping, also known as power grip, is supplemented by theprecisiongripbetween the thumb and the distal finger pads made possible by the opposable thumbs.
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The primary role of the hand itself is grasping and manipulation; tasks for which the hand has been adapted to two main grips power grip andprecisiongrip.
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Its design has fine tips for precision grips and opens out towards the rear to admit larger objects in an approximation of a power grip.
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They believed that a prosthesis should provide the five main types of grasps, namely; tip grips (55%), hook grips (50%), precision grips (45%), cylindrical grips (35%) and lateral grips (30%).
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Nevertheless, precision grips are usually only found in higher apes, and only in degrees significantly more restricted than in humans.
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For opposition and therefore precision grips, several factors are necessary: adequate thumb position, adequate length of the thumb, stable joints and adequate thenar muscle or thumb strength.
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