caliper
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- calliper (UK)
Etymology
[edit]Variant of caliber.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]caliper (plural calipers)
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- (often plural only) Alternative form of calipers
- (automotive) The part of a disc brake that holds the brake pads.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]calipers — see calipers
part of a disc brake
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Verb
[edit]caliper (third-person singular simple present calipers, present participle calipering, simple past and past participle calipered)
- (transitive) To use calipers to measure the size of.