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caliper
noun(cal-i-per)
any of various measuring instruments having two usually adjustable arms, legs, or jaws used especially to measure diameter or thickness —usually used in plural
caliper
noun(cal-i-per)
a device for pressing a frictional material (such as a brake pad) against the sides of a rotating wheel or disc
caliper
noun(cal-i-per)
thickness especially of paper, cardboard, or a tree
caliper
verb(cal-i-per)
to measure by or as if by calipers
caliper
noun(cal-i-per)
a measuring device that consists of a main scale with a fixed jaw and a sliding jaw with an attached vernier

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