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- [kal-uh-per]
- /ˈkæl ə pər/
- /ˈkælɪpə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kal-uh-per]
- /ˈkæl ə pər/
Definitions of calliper word
- noun calliper an instrument for measuring internal or external dimensions, consisting of two steel legs hinged together 3
- noun calliper a splint consisting of two metal rods with straps attached, for supporting or exerting tension on the leg 3
- verb calliper to measure the dimensions of (an object) with a calliper 3
- abbreviation CALLIPER caliper 3
- verb with object calliper to measure with calipers. 1
- noun calliper Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs. 1
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Origin of calliper
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; presumably variant of caliber
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Parts of speech for Calliper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
calliper popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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verb calliper
- calculate — If you calculate a number or amount, you discover it from information that you already have, by using arithmetic, mathematics, or a special machine.
- judge — Alan L(aVern) born 1932, U.S. astronaut.
- adjust — When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
- assess — When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them.
- average — An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
Antonyms for calliper
verb calliper
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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