Caliper Definition

kaləpər
calipers
noun
calipers
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 inside calipers and outside calipers.
Webster's New World
A large instrument having a fixed and a movable arm on a graduated stock, used for measuring the diameters of logs and similar objects.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Thickness, as of paper or cardboard, expressed in mils.
Webster's New World
The part pressed against the spinning wheel in a hand-operated bicycle braking system.
Webster's New World
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verb
calipers
To measure with calipers.
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Origin of Caliper

  • Alteration of caliber

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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