caliper

The definition of a caliper is a tool with two curved, movable legs used to measure thickness and distances.

(noun)

An example of a caliper is a device for measuring the distance between two points on a map.

Caliper is defined as to measure distance or thickness with a tool with two movable legs.

(verb)

An example of caliper is to measure from point A to point B.

See caliper in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an instrument consisting of a pair of movable, curved legs fastened together at one end, used to measure the thickness or diameter of something: there are and
caliper rule
thickness, as of paper or cardboard, expressed in mils
1. the part pressed against the spinning wheel in a hand-operated bicycle braking system
2. the automotive disc brake housing containing the friction pads

Origin: var. of caliber

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to measure with calipers

See caliper in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also cal·li·per

noun

An instrument consisting essentially of two curved hinged legs, used to measure thickness and distances. Often used in the plural.
A large instrument having a fixed and a movable arm on a graduated stock, used for measuring the diameters of logs and similar objects.
A vernier caliper.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of caliber

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