Synonyms for caliper
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kal-uh-per |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl ə pər |
Top 10 synonyms for caliper Other synonyms for the word caliper
- adapt
- align
- appraise
- beat
- blend
- bound
- caliper
- check out
- choose
- delimit
- demarcate
- dope out
- even
- eye
- figure
- gauge
- gradate
- grade
- graduate
- level
- limit
- line
- look over
- mark
- mark out
- mete
- pace off
- peg
- plumb
- portion
- quantify
- rank
- rate
- read
- reckon
- regulate
- rhyme
- rule
- scale
- shade
- size
- size up
- sound
- square
- stroke
- survey
- tailor
- take account
- time
- value
- weigh
Définition of caliper
Origin :- 1620s, short for calliper compass (1580s), a device used to measure caliber (q.v.). Related: Calipers.
- As in measure : verb calculate, judge
- In case the bottom surface is used, 0.150 must be deducted from the reading of the caliper.
- Extract from : « Measuring Tools » by Unknown
- It is a 26-inch caliper, and will caliper up to 34 inches diameter.
- Extract from : « Measuring Tools » by Unknown
- Then the legs are closed to remove the caliper, and are reset to the scribed line.
- Extract from : « Measuring Tools » by Unknown
- Then remove the caliper and measure the distance between the caliper points.
- Extract from : « Measuring Tools » by Unknown
- The method of adjusting a spring caliper is shown at Fig. 174, H.
- Extract from : « Aviation Engines » by Victor Wilfred Pag
- The tailstock center is next set over by guess and a caliper tool is clamped in the toolpost.
- Extract from : « Turning and Boring » by Franklin D. Jones
- The design must be worked out by eye, because of the nature of the work no caliper measurements can be made for depth of cuts.
- Extract from : « A Course In Wood Turning » by Archie S. Milton and Otto K. Wohlers
- In order to permit of ready adjustment of a spring caliper, a split nut as shown at G is sometimes used.
- Extract from : « Aviation Engines » by Victor Wilfred Pag
- The common sizes by caliper, or diameter of the trunk, are five-, seven- or nine-sixteenths of an inch.
- Extract from : « The Peaches of New York » by U. P. Hedrick
- But what are the facts left for our consideration in connection with caliper measurement?
- Extract from : « Antonio Stradivari » by Horace William Petherick
Antonyms for caliper
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