Calipers

['kæləpɚz]

Definition

(n. pl.) An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer, timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes, etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or caliber compasses.

Editor: Madge

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. pl. Caliper-compasses.

Inputed by Delia

Definition

n.pl. compasses with legs suitable for measuring the inside or outside diameter of bodies.

Inputed by Cherie