calipers en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkæl.ɪ.pɚz/ (US)
- /ˈkæl.ɪ.pəz/ (UK)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
A corruption of caliber.
Meanings
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(plural, plural-only) A device used to measure dimensions, especially for small or precise measurements.
"Good, good for there," he mumbled, and then with a certain eagerness asked me whether I would let him measure my head. Rather surprised, I said Yes, when he produced a thing like calipers and got the dimensions back and front and every way, taking notes carefully.
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I:
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(UK, plural, plural-only) A metal (orthopedic) leg support.
And simultaneously I raise my trouser cuff to reveal the leather straps and wicked steel calipers harnessing my right boot.
1988, Bapsi Sidhwa, Ice-Candy Man, Daunt Books (2016), page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| caliper | alternative | lexicographic | |
| callipers | UK, alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
caliber · calibre · compass · vernier caliper
Synonyms
Translations (37)
ka მზომი (measuring device) · pl suwmiarka (measuring device) · is skífmál (measuring device) · sv krumcirkel (measuring device) · sh шу̏блер (measuring device) · sh šȕbler (measuring device) · cs posuvné měřítko (measuring device) · sh pòmično mjȅrilo (measuring device) · de Messschieber (measuring device) · da skydelære (measuring device) · pt paquímetro (measuring device) · ru штангенци́ркуль (measuring device) · fi tulkki (measuring device) · sh pòmično mȅrilo (measuring device) · nl schuifpasser (measuring device) · ca calibrador (measuring device) · cmn 卡尺 (measuring device) · nl schuifmaat (measuring device) · sw kalipa (measuring device) · is rennimál (measuring device) · de Kaliber (measuring device) · bg шу́блер (measuring device) · ka კალიპერი (measuring device) · sh по̀мично мје̏рило (measuring device) · cs šupléra (measuring device) · de Stangenzirkel (measuring device) · no skyvelære (measuring device) · fr pied à coulisse (measuring device) · sv krumpassare (measuring device) · fi työntömitta (measuring device) · es calibre (measuring device) · fr compas d'épaisseur (measuring device) · fi rakotulkki (measuring device) · sv skjutmått (measuring device) · mi kauae-ine (measuring device) · mk шублер (measuring device) · sh по̀мично ме̏рило (measuring device)