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noun
1.
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
2.
any of various calibrated instruments for measuring thicknesses or distances between surfaces, usually having a screwed or sliding adjustable piece. Compare vernier caliper.
3.
thickness or depth, as of paper or a tree.
4.
Usually, calipers. the pincers of an earwig.
5.
EXPANDAutomotive. the part of a disc-brake assembly that straddles the disc and presses the brake pads against it.
6.
COLLAPSEa similar part used with a hand brake on a bicycle.
verb (used with object)
7.
to measure with calipers.
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Calipers
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
verb (used without object)
8.
to use calipers.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
caliper
1620s, short for calliper compass (1580s), a device used to measure caliber (q.v.). Related: Calipers.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
caliper cal·i·per or cal·li·per (kāl'ə-pər)
n.
An instrument consisting essentially of two curved hinged legs, used to measure thickness and distances.
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Science Dictionary
caliper  (kāl'ə-pər) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) An instrument consisting of two curved legs connected at a hinge, used to measure thickness and distance. Often used in the plural as calipers. |
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