ALL meanings of caliper
cal·i·per
C c - countable noun caliper Calipers are an instrument consisting of two long, thin pieces of metal joined together at one end, and are used to measure the size of things. 3
- countable noun caliper Calipers are devices consisting of metal rods held together by straps, which are used to support a person's legs when they cannot walk properly. 3
- noun caliper an instrument consisting of a pair of movable, curved legs fastened together at one end, used to measure the thickness or diameter of something: there are inside calipers and outside calipers 3
- noun caliper caliper rule 3
- noun caliper thickness, as of paper or cardboard, expressed in mils 3
- noun caliper the part pressed against the spinning wheel in a hand-operated bicycle braking system 3
- noun caliper the automotive disc brake housing containing the friction pads 3
- verb transitive caliper to measure with calipers 3
- noun caliper A caliper is the mechanism in a disk brake system that uses a pinching action to cause the brake pads to press onto the disk. 3
- noun caliper A caliper is a measuring device that holds the object to be measured between two metal jaws. 3
- noun caliper An instrument for measuring external or internal dimensions, having two hinged legs resembling a pair of compasses and in-turned or out-turned points. 1
- noun caliper 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
- noun caliper any of various calibrated instruments for measuring thicknesses or distances between surfaces, usually having a screwed or sliding adjustable piece. Compare vernier caliper. 1
- noun caliper thickness or depth, as of paper or a tree. 1
- noun caliper Usually, calipers. the pincers of an earwig. 1
- noun caliper Automotive. the part of a disc-brake assembly that straddles the disc and presses the brake pads against it. 1
- noun caliper a similar part used with a hand brake on a bicycle. 1
- verb with object caliper to measure with calipers. 1
- verb without object caliper to use calipers. 1
- noun caliper measuring instrument 1
- noun caliper leg brace 1
- noun caliper part of brake mechanism 1
- noun caliper (usually plural only) Uncommon variant of calipers. 0
- noun caliper (automotive) The part of a disc brake that holds the brake pads. 0