Calipers
calipers (?), n. pl. (Corruptedfrom caliber.) An instrument, usually resembling a
pair of dividers or compasses with curved legs, for measuring the
diameter or thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or
planer, timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms,
tubes, etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or
caliber compasses.
Caliper square, a draughtsmans or
mechanics square, having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or
jaws. Knight. -- Vernier calipers.
See Vernier.
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