caliper
Example Sentences
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On a recent weekday, a dozen biologists armed with nets, calipers and notebooks gathered before daybreak at the Angeles National Forest site to take a full accounting of one of California’s great wildlife spectacles.
From Los Angeles Times
Some, like the caliper rhinoceros beetle, fence with long, straight points.
From New York Times
When booking, you must provide your weight, and although it’s important to be honest, no one is going to come after you with body fat calipers.
From Washington Post
Wielding her digital caliper, she measured the diameter of the cloth fibers and the sizes of the remnants.
From Scientific American
If he said “not shy,” Thomas asked the student to remove his underwear and tested him using calipers near intimate areas.
From Seattle Times
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