outside caliper
noun
a caliper whose legs turn inward so that it can measure outside dimensions, as the diameter of a rod.
Origin of outside caliper
1First recorded in 1870–75
Words Nearby outside caliper
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How to use outside caliper in a sentence
The tool can be used as an outside caliper, as an inside caliper, and as a divider.
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