inside caliper

noun

a caliper whose legs turn outward so that it can accurately measure inside dimensions, as the inside diameter of a pipe.

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Either inside calipers or a surface gauge may be employed to set e e parallel to the chuck plate surface.

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Standard Plug Gage Measuring Bored Holes.—The diameters of small holes that are being bored are usually measured with inside calipers or standard gages.

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In using inside calipers upon flat surfaces it will be found that they can be adjusted finer by trusting to the ear than the eye.

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It is composed of one leg similar to the leg of a pair of compasses, while the other is formed the same as the leg of an inside caliper.

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