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calliper::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | caliper |
| Type of | measure, measure out, mensurate |
calliper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | caliper |
| Type of | measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device |
| Has types | micrometer gauge, odd-leg caliper, outside caliper, vernier caliper, vernier micrometer, inside caliper, micrometer, micrometer caliper |
Examples of calliper
calliper
He lugs along his lame leg, strapped in a calliper, as if it were a giant log.
From the guardian.co.uk
With his left leg encased in a calliper splint, he still bustles about the stage with ferocious energy.
From the guardian.co.uk
In 1997, he developed dystonia, a movement disorder that meant he required the aid of a calliper and body brace to walk.
From the guardian.co.uk
This model also gets innovative twin floating calliper brakes that are hugely exopensive but devastatingly effective.
From the newarkadvertiser.co.uk
Thankfully, it scrubs off speed well thanks to its Tekto R540 dual-pivot calliper brakes and Continental Ultrasport tyres mean it holds the road well under braking.
From the independent.co.uk
- Caliper: an instrument for measuring the distance between two points (often used in the plural)
- Caliper: measure the diameter of something with calipers
- A caliper (British spelling also calliper) is a device used to measure the distance between two opposing sides of an object. A caliper can be as simple as a compass with inward or outward-facing points. ...
- Alternative spelling of caliper
- (CALLIPERS) A tool resembling a pair of dividers used in making corrections on an intaglio plate. They locate the corresponding position, of the part to be corrected, on the back of the plate. The indentation caused by erasing the mistake on the front is then knocked up from behind with a hammer.
- (callipers) An instrument with curved arms for measuring difficult or awkward shapes.
- Is the thickness of a single sheet. The results are expressed in microns, 1000 microns equals 1 millimetre. The instrument used is the Micrometer.
- Part of the braking system the holds and operates the brake pads; presses disk brake pads against brake rotor to provide friction to stop the wheel.
- An instrument with two hinged legs used to determine the thickness or diameter of objects.
