Calipers

n. pl.

1.

An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer, timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes, etc.; - called also caliper compasses, or caliber compasses. Caliper square a draughtsman's or mechanic's square, having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws. Vernier calipers See Vernier. - Knight.

Noun

1.

calipers - an instrument for measuring the distance between two points Synonyms: caliper, calliper, callipers

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