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7 Letter Words for Caliper
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Definitions for Caliper
[1] Usually calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
[2] any of various calibrated instruments for measuring thicknesses or distances between surfaces, usually having a screwed or sliding adjustable piece. Compare vernier caliper.
[3] thickness or depth, as of paper or a tree.
[4] Usually calipers. the pincers of an earwig.
[5] Automotive . the part of a disc-brake assembly that straddles the disc and presses the brake pads against it.
[6] a similar part used with a hand brake on a bicycle.
[7] to measure with calipers.
[8] to use calipers.
[9] the usual US spelling of calliper
Words related to Caliper
peg, compute, survey, fit, evaluate, average, limit, rank, mark, assess, adjust, gauge, determine, quantify, weigh, estimate, regulate, check, calibrate, square
Words nearby Caliper
calimere, calimocho, caliorrhaphy, calipash, calipee, caliper, caliper rule, caliph, caliphate, calippus, calisaya
Origin of Caliper
First recorded in 1580–90; presumably variant of caliber
Synonyms for Caliper
adjust, assess, average, calibrate, check, compute, determine, estimate, evaluate, fit, gauge, limit, mark, peg, quantify, rank, regulate, survey, weigh, adapt, align, appraise, beat, blend, bound, choose, delimit, demarcate, even, eye, figure, gradate, grade, graduate, level, line, mete, plumb, portion, rate, read, reckon, rhyme, rule, scale, shade, size, sound, square, stroke, tailor, time, value, check out, dope out, look over, mark out, pace off, size up, take account