calipers

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WOTD – 5 August 2009
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Calipers

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Etymology

A corruption of caliber.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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  1. A device used to measure dimensions, especially for small or precise measurements.
    • 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:
      "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.
  2. (UK) A metal (orthopedic) leg support.
    Synonym: (US) leg braces

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