Definition of Calipers

1. n. pl. 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.

Definition of Calipers

1. caliper [v] - See also: caliper

Medical Definition of Calipers

1. An instrument used for measuring diameters. Origin: a corruption of caliber (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calipers

caligos
Caligula
calima
calimas
calioplasty
caliorrhaphy
caliotomy
calipash
calipashes
calipee
calipees
caliper
calipered
calipering
calipers (current term)
calipers (current term)
caliper micrometer
caliph
caliphal
caliphate
caliphates
Caliphate State
caliphs
calisaya
calisayas
calisthenic
calisthenics
calisthenics
calisthenic exercise
caliver

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