caliper
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈkælɪpər/
- Specialized
:
calibrador
- Inexpensive plastic Fat Control calipers were used by the students of the EPL group to measure their partners' skinfolds.
- skinfold calipers
- caliper measurement
- Vernier caliper
And some people get upset about that, about using calipers to scribe lines.
- And some people get upset about that, about using calipers to scribe lines.
- But what I do have is a very particular set of skills and calipers.
Examples
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The company makes parts, including brake calipers (right) for automakers selling vehicles in China.
Academic text (2006) -
So what we could also use is a digital caliper and that will give us precise sub millimeter measurements.
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Lee, can I have the caliper?
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Get me those calipers, quick.
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The calipers seem to be sticking.
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The artist records a facial measurement of a subject by placing the calipers and pressing a button.
Academic text (1995) -
In their study, linear measurements performed using a digital caliper were compared with skull CT data and showed a mean error of 0.24%.
Academic text (2015) -
I'm gonna use these skin-fold calipers to estimate your body density.
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Thigh skinfold was measured using Lange skinfold calipers at the anterior mid-thigh level.
Academic text (1991) -
The technician used a caliper to measure the width of the metal plate accurately.
Synonyms
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2.9
A person or tool that finds size, amount and degree
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4.4
A tool or person who finds the size of things like rings
A tool with a sliding scale for measuring small distances accurately
A small tool for measuring tiny distances or thicknesses accurately
A tool with curved legs that fit around an object to measure its outer size
A tool with curved legs used to measure the inside width of holes or slots
A tool with two legs curved the same way used to mark or measure distances on flat metal
Compounds
- Specialized
A small tool for measuring tiny distances or thicknesses accurately
- Specialized
A tool with curved legs used to measure the inside width of holes or slots
- Specialized
A tool with two legs curved the same way used to mark or measure distances on flat metal
- Specialized
A tool with curved legs that fit around an object to measure its outer size
- Specialized
A tool with a sliding scale for measuring small distances accurately
How Precise
- Specialized
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6.8
- Specialized
7
6.8
- Specialized
45
3.9
- Specialized
29
1.0
9
2.0
2
2.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Caliper is linked to the idea of measuring size, like the familiar word caliber, which means 'size'. So a caliper is a tool used to find the exact width or thickness of an object.