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Meaning of "callipers" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CALLIPERS

callipers  [ˈkælɪpəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALLIPERS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Callipers is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CALLIPERS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

callipers

Calipers

A caliper is a device used to measure the distance between two opposite sides of an object. A caliper can be as simple as a compass with inward or outward-facing points. The tips of the caliper are adjusted to fit across the points to be measured, the caliper is then removed and the distance read by measuring between the tips with a measuring tool, such as a ruler. It is used in many fields such as mechanical engineering, metalworking, forestry, woodworking, science and medicine.

Definition of callipers in the English dictionary

The definition of callipers in the dictionary is an instrument for measuring internal or external dimensions, consisting of two steel legs hinged together. Other definition of callipers is a splint consisting of two metal rods with straps attached, for supporting or exerting tension on the leg.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALLIPERS


calipers
ˈkælɪpəz
capers
ˈkeɪpəz
champers
ˈʃæmpəz
choppers
ˈtʃɒpəz
clippers
ˈklɪpəz
endpapers
ˈɛndpeɪpəz
Gompers
ˈɡɒmpəz
jeepers
ˈdʒiːpəz ˈkriːpəz
jodhpurs
ˈdʒɒdpəz
lampers
ˈlæmpəz
Matopos
məˈtəʊpəz
nippers
ˈnɪpəz
pampas
ˈpæmpəz
papers
ˈpeɪpəz
paratroopers
ˈpærəˌtruːpəz
peepers
ˈpiːpəz
rompers
ˈrɒmpəz
vespers
ˈvɛspəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALLIPERS

calligraphist
calligraphy
Callimachus
calling
calling card
calliope
calliopsis
callipash
calliper
calliper compasses
calliper rule
calliper splint
callipygian
callipygous
callistemon
callisthenic
callisthenics
Callisto
callithump
callithumpian

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALLIPERS

adoption papers
call-up papers
case papers
Chinese whispers
finders keepers
go like the clappers
hair clippers
hedge clippers
identification papers
identity papers
Jaspers
jeepers creepers
nail clippers
naturalization papers
on one´s uppers
Pickwick Papers
quality papers
Seven Sleepers
walking papers
working papers

Synonyms and antonyms of callipers in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «callipers» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALLIPERS

Find out the translation of callipers to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of callipers from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «callipers» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卡钳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pinzas
570 millions of speakers

English

callipers
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैलिपरस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سماكة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

суппорты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pinças
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাস মাপিবার যঁত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

étriers
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Callipers
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Greifzirkel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キャリパー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

캘리퍼스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Callipers
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

compa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடுக்கிமானி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉलिपर्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaliperler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pinze
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

suwmiarki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

супорти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

callipers
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δαγκάνες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

knypers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skjutmått
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

callipers
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of callipers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALLIPERS»

The term «callipers» is normally little used and occupies the 108.717 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALLIPERS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about callipers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALLIPERS»

Discover the use of callipers in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to callipers and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Book of Ducati 750SS: 'Round Case' 1974
The Scarab callipers were almost a direct copy of the Lockheed, although the master cylinder design was different. Certainly the quality of construction of the Scarab equipment wasn't up to the equivalent Lockheed. As with the Lockheed, the ...
Ian Falloon, 2010
2
The Mechanician: A Treatise on the Construction and ...
Callipers. — Callipers for large forcings possess handles, and are denoted by Figs. 243, 244, and 245. The tool shown by Fig. 243 has a hole at one end to allow the tool to be hung in a safe place, after being adjusted, and when not required ...
Cameron Knight, 1879
3
The mecanician and constructor for engineers, comprising ...
The handle may consist of iron, and be distinct from the callipers, that are of steel; or the handle may be an extension or continuation of one of the calliper legs, in which case the entire tool is of steel. Fig. 244 indicates a couple of outside ...
Cameron Knight, 1869
4
Teacher's Handbook of Manual Training: Metal Work
C a //ipers 3 3 outside callipers. Tell them that there is a special kind of callipers used for testing the inside diameters of holes, tubes, etc. Let the class examine a pair of inside callipers, and compare them with outside callipers. The legs are ...
J. S. Miller, 1903
5
Methods in Human Growth Research
The compressible nature of these skinfolds mean that the callipers have had to be designed to exert a constant pressure ... Constant-pressure callipers have been developed in America and England that exert a pressure of 10 g/mm: of the jaw ...
Roland C. Hauspie, Noël Cameron, Luciano Molinari, 2004
6
The Metal Objects (1952-1989)
66 Bronze callipers IM 5106A, B (legs): L. 0.04 m. W. 0.012 m. IM 5106C (hinge): L. 0.022 m. IM 5106D (point): L. 0.047 m. Tr. NE-E, 1959; NB 22, p. 136. The two legs are identical and were originally joined by the figure-8 shaped hinge with ...
Isabelle Kelly Raubitschek
7
Metalworking: A Book of Tools, Materials, and Processes for ...
Making Inside Callipers. A pair of inside callipers to match the outside callipers just described is shown by Fig. 1443. The construction of the two kinds is much the same, but, of course, the points only of the insides are bent or turned round.
Paul Nooncree Hasluck, 1904
8
The Medical Inspection of School Children: A Text-book for ...
gray's callipers. 381 " Callipers. " A callipers which I have designed for this purpose is constructed on the sliding principle. Callipers on this principle have the advantage over the compass callipers, that the readings from the scale are more ...
Sir William Leslie Mackenzie, Edwin Matthew, 1904
9
New Living Science PHYSICS for CLASS 9 With More Numerical ...
So, Vernier constant is the least count of the Vernier callipers. Least count of Vernier callipers (Least Count) Value of one main scale division Total number of divisions on the Vernier scale The least count of Vernier callipers can be calculated ...
Dhiren M Doshi
10
Routledge Diccionario Técnico Inglés
... azimutal m transp mar azimuth compass; - de hrazos curvos m metr calipers ismE), callipers iBrE); - de calihracion m metr caliper compasses ismE), calliper compasses iBrE); ~ calihrador en ocho m ing meca figure-of- eight calipers iamE) , ...
Routledge, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALLIPERS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term callipers is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sharpened Focus ST hits SA streets
You can also order the flagship model with 19-inch 'Rock metallic' dark grey alloys with red brake callipers. Standard versions continue to roll ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
2
HawksHead Systems Launches New Motorcycle Tire Pressure …
These Micro Sensors offer less rotating mass and greater clearances to brake callipers etc. when compared to other external motorcycle tire pressure monitoring ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
3
porshe brembos front and rear
Used discs, not a lot, used callipers, tough one considering that callipers per se don't normally fail, but are rebuilt - and you'd want to rebuild ... «Pistonheads.com, Jul 15»
4
Cambridge 3D printing boost for Sheffield motorsport drive
The Sheffield students chose titanium as the material for callipers and other key brake components. This is strong, fatigue resistant and light in ... «Business Weekly, Jul 15»
5
Sebi slaps Rs 13 lakh fine on 4 cos on investor complaint
The capital market watchdog has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakh on Ace India, Rs 3.5 lakh on Abner Pharmaceutical, Rs 2.5 lakh on Callipers ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
6
Ferrari FF is fast fun for four
... sunroof, carbon fibre dash and associated gear which totalled $43,050, RMSV rims for $10,599 and Rosso Corsa brake callipers for $2700. «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Jul 15»
7
Toyota HiLux TRD Prototype revealednew Wildtrak rival debuts in …
Other enhancements include a sump guard and TRD brake callipers up front (specific details of the model's braking package have not been ... «CarAdvice, Jul 15»
8
Army provides limbs to landmine and polio victims in Rajouri
He said the army carried out a close liaison with a Delhi based NGO to provide artificial limbs and callipers to mine and polio victims of the ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
9
Ford Mustang spotted in India; launching soon
Other go-faster bits include Brembo brakes with 6-piston front callipers, Electronic Line-Lock, Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and for the first ... «Motoroids, Jul 15»
10
NaturalMotion announces CSR2 for Android
... complete with authentic customization options including everything from paint jobs to brake callipers. Major attention to detail has been paid ... «Android Authority, Jul 15»

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