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outside caliper

noun

a caliper whose legs turn inward so that it can measure outside dimensions, as the diameter of a rod.

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Origin of outside caliper

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby outside caliper

outshine, outshoot, outshout, outside, outside broadcast, outside caliper, outside director, outside forward, outside half, outside loop, outside of
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