outside caliper

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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

These generally come from the outside, from cultural pressures and messages.
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Two witnesses outside the Charlie Hebdo office building quoted the Kouachi brothers claiming they were members of al Qaeda.
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Sadly, it appears the American press often doesn't need any outside help when it comes to censoring themselves.
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The offices were firebombed in 2011; no one was hurt but a permanent police car was subsequently stationed outside.
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Expensive day care pushes women out of the labor market while men continue to work outside the home.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Where the outside conditions are not very favourable, practically all the British species may be grown with ease under glass.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Absently his hands wandered through the pockets, and found his purse and the money in an outside pocket.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Outside the hotel he came upon the two sisters sitting on a bench and drinking coffee.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
At the hotel he found the bench outside occupied chiefly by Jean.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
He reached up for her big, rough straw hat that hung on a peg outside the door, and put it on her head.
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