"caliper" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkælɪpɚ/ [US] Audio: En-us-caliper.ogg Forms: calipers [plural]
Etymology: Variant of caliber. Head templates: {{en-noun}} caliper (plural calipers)
  1. (often plural only) Alternative form of calipers Tags: alt-of, alternative, often, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: calipers
    Sense id: en-caliper-en-noun-JjqNeeiD Categories (other): English pluralia tantum
  2. (automotive) The part of a disc brake that holds the brake pads. Categories (topical): Automotive Translations (part of a disc brake): caliper [common-gender] (Danish), pidurisadul (Estonian), jarrusatula (Finnish), jarruies (Finnish), étrier [masculine] (French), Bremsbacke [feminine] (German), féknyereg (Hungarian), szczęka [feminine] (Polish), pinça [feminine] (Portuguese), etrier [neuter] (Romanian), су́ппорт (súpport) [masculine] (Russian), cáliper [masculine] (Spanish), mordaza [feminine] (Spanish), bromsok [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-caliper-en-noun-BQ7bHnXv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 84 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 91 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 86 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 91 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 7 89 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 14 78 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 82 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 80 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 82 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 80 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 79 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 72 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 14 78 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 85 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 82 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 11 83 7 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles Disambiguation of 'part of a disc brake': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: calliper [UK] Derived forms: caliper brake, microcaliper, vernier caliper

Verb

IPA: /ˈkælɪpɚ/ [US] Audio: En-us-caliper.ogg Forms: calipers [present, singular, third-person], calipering [participle, present], calipered [participle, past], calipered [past]
Etymology: Variant of caliber. Head templates: {{en-verb}} caliper (third-person singular simple present calipers, present participle calipering, simple past and past participle calipered)
  1. (transitive) To use calipers to measure the size of. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Measuring instruments
    Sense id: en-caliper-en-verb-Sk3KdWp8 Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 9 27 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: calliper [UK]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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