Meaning | An instrument for measuring the distance between two points (often used in the plural). |
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Synonym | caliper |
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Narrower | inside caliper | caliper for measuring inside dimensions (the size of a cavity or hole) |
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micrometer, micrometer gauge, micrometer caliper | caliper for measuring small distances |
odd-leg caliper | caliper having the points on its legs both curve in the same direction |
outside caliper | caliper for measuring outside dimensions |
vernier caliper, vernier micrometer | A caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements |
Broader | measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
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Spanish | calibrador, calibre |
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Catalan | calibrador |
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Verbs | calliper | measure the diameter of something with calipers |
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