to caliper

Examples

• All

• Before cutting the wood, he calipered the width to avoid any mistakes.

• Actually, normally I would use calipers to check on the size, but for this fan we actually need a tape measure to check on the size.

• I simply measured the outer diameter of this with my calipers, found a circle that was really close here and applied it.

• I used a caliper to measure the thickness of the metal sheet accurately.

Compounds

M

micrometer caliper

• Specialized

7.4

A small tool for measuring tiny distances or thicknesses accurately

I

inside caliper

• Specialized

8.5

A tool with curved legs used to measure the inside width of holes or slots

O

odd-leg caliper

• Specialized

8.5

A tool with two legs curved the same way used to mark or measure distances on flat metal

O

outside caliper

• Specialized

7.7

A tool with curved legs that fit around an object to measure its outer size

V

vernier caliper

• Specialized

8.2

A tool with a sliding scale for measuring small distances accurately

How Precise

metrology

• Specialized

1 7.4

micrometry

• Specialized

9.5

to caliper

• Specialized

7.2

foot rule

1 2.0

estimation

15 3.4

Surface Forms

Etymology