calliper
US caliper
/ (ˈkælɪpə) /
noun
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 med a splint consisting of two metal rods with straps attached, for supporting or exerting tension on the leg
verb
(tr) to measure the dimensions of (an object) with callipers
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Word Origin for calliper
C16: variant of calibre
Words nearby calliper
call in sick, calliope, calliopean, calliopsis, callipash, calliper, calliper rule, Calliphora, Callippic cycle, Callippus, callipygian
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Example sentences from the Web for calliper
Mrs. Calliper would not let any of the children go, but she put down Dot to carry the baby.
Yes, and Mrs. Calliper meant to dry them all and sell them, and buy some things for Dot and Molly and the baby.
Mrs. Calliper and the children heard the guns go off pretty quickly after that—bang!