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calipers

UK/ˈkæl.ɪ.pəz/US/ˈkæl.ɪ.pɚz/

calipers noun: a device used to measure dimensions, especially for small or precise measurements.

calipers: a device used to measure dimensions, especially for small or precise measurements
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Noun

calipers pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A device used to measure dimensions, especially for small or precise measurements.
    • "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.1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I
  2. (UK, plural, plural-only) A metal (orthopedic) leg support.
    • And simultaneously I raise my trouser cuff to reveal the leather straps and wicked steel calipers harnessing my right boot.1988, Bapsi Sidhwa, Ice-Candy Man, Daunt Books (2016), page 4
    Synonyms:
    leg braces

calipers meaning in Tamil

calipers in Tamil

இடுக்கிமானி, கிடுக்கிமானி

Synonyms of calipers

  • leg braces

Forms of calipers

alternative UKcallipers
alternative formcaliper

Origin of calipers

A corruption of caliber.

Phrases with calipers

Questions about calipers

What does calipers mean?
Calipers means a device used to measure dimensions, especially for small or precise measurements.
What is calipers in Tamil?
Calipers in Tamil is இடுக்கிமானி, கிடுக்கிமானி. See Calipers meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is calipers?
Calipers is a noun.
How do you pronounce calipers?
Calipers is pronounced /ˈkæl.ɪ.pəz/ (UK).

Words near calipers in the dictionary

  1. caliper
  2. caliper brake
  3. caliper brakes
  4. calipered
  5. calipering
  6. calipers
  7. caliph
  8. Calipha
  9. caliphal
  10. caliphally
  11. Caliphas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: calipers (page history and authors); calipers (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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