English
Alternative spellings
callipers
Noun
calipers
- italbrac|usually plural only A device used to measure very small items or measure items very precisely.
#:1902 "Good, good for there," he mumbled, and then with a certain eagerness asked me whether I would let him measure my head. Rather surprised, I said Yes, when he produced a thing like calipers and got the dimensions back and front and every way, taking notes carefully. � Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness.
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