handclap

[ hand-klap ]

noun

1. a clapping of the hands.

Word History and Origins

Origin of handclap¹

First recorded in 1815–25; hand + clap ¹

Example Sentences

Woven into fabric, these fibers can hear handclaps and faint sounds.

From Science News For Students

Woven into a fabric, the material can even hear handclaps and faint sounds, such as its wearer’s heartbeat, researchers report March 16 in Nature.

From Science News

Initially, Partner Program participants were paid based on how much feedback their content got, using a kind of currency known as handclaps.

From Digiday

It had been like the sharp handclap which brings home a hypnotized subject to reason and reality.

From Project Gutenberg