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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cal•li•per (kal′ə pər),USA pronunciation n., v.t. - Transport, Weights and Measurescaliper.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: calliper, US caliper /ˈkælɪpə/ n - Also called: calliper compasses (often plural) an instrument for measuring internal or external dimensions, consisting of two steel legs hinged together
- Also called: calliper splint a splint consisting of two metal rods with straps attached, for supporting or exerting tension on the leg
vb - (transitive) to measure the dimensions of (an object) with callipers
Etymology: 16th Century: variant of calibre cal•i•per or cal•li•per /ˈkæləpɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Weights and MeasuresUsually, calipers. [plural] an instrument for measuring thicknesses and diameters, usually made up of a pair of adjustable legs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cal•i•per (kal′ə pər),USA pronunciation n. - Weights and MeasuresUsually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- Weights and Measuresany of various calibrated instruments for measuring thicknesses or distances between surfaces, usually having a screwed or sliding adjustable piece. Cf. vernier caliper.
- thickness or depth, as of paper or a tree.
- InsectsUsually, calipers. the pincers of an earwig.
- Automotivethe part of a disc-brake assembly that straddles the disc and presses the brake pads against it. See illus. under disc brake.
- Transporta similar part used with a hand brake on a bicycle.
v.t. - Weights and Measuresto measure with calipers.
v.i. - Weights and Measuresto use calipers.
Also, calliper. - presumably variant of caliber 1580–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: caliper /ˈkælɪpə/ n - the usual US spelling of calliper
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