inside caliper

American  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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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