calliper

DEFINITIONS OF: calliper

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; inside caliper
caliper for measuring inside dimensions (the size of a cavity or hole); points on its legs curve outward; micrometer, micrometer caliper, micrometer gauge
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; points on its legs curve inward; vernier caliper, vernier micrometer
a caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements

Type of:: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system
instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

Type of:: measure, measure out, mensurate
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

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