caliper

English

measuring caliper (noun sense 1)

disc brake caliper (noun sense 2, in red)

Alternative forms

• calliper (UK)

Etymology

Variant of caliber.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkælɪpɚ/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: cal‧i‧per

Noun

caliper (plural calipers)

2. (often in the plural) Alternative form of calipers, a device used to measure dimensions.
4. (automotive, cycling) The part of a disc brake that holds the brake pads.

Derived terms

• caliper brake
• microcaliper
• vernier caliper

Translations

calipers — see calipers

part of a disc brake

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• Czech: čelist (cs) f
• Danish: caliper c
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• Estonian: pidurisadul
• Finnish: jarrusatula, jarruies
• French: étrier (fr) m
• German: Bremssattel (de) m, Bremsbacke f
• Hungarian: féknyereg
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• Polish: szczęka (pl) f
• Portuguese: pinça (pt) f
• Romanian: etrier (ro) n
• Russian: су́ппорт (ru) m (súpport)
• Slovak: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: cáliper m, mordaza (es) f
• Swedish: bromsok n
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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.

Translations

use calipers to measure the size of

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• Czech: šupléra, posuvné měřítko
• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: mitata tulkilla, mitata työntömitalla

Further reading

• calipers on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• earclip, replica