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Definitions

caliper

[kal-uh-per] / ˈkæl ə pər /
VERB
measure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjust assess average calibrate check compute determine estimate evaluate fit gauge limit mark peg quantify rank regulate survey weigh
STRONG
adapt align appraise beat blend bound choose delimit demarcate even eye figure gradate grade graduate level line mete plumb portion rate read reckon rhyme rule scale shade size sound square stroke tailor time value
WEAK
check out dope out look over mark out pace off size up take account
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disorder disorganize guess ignore neglect
STRONG
divide separate
WEAK
estimate

Example Sentences

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Red Bull said his retirement was caused by a caliper causing the brake to bind on to the disc.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2024

To do the work, the team used a large lathe to spin a detached brake rotor and caliper.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

Using a delicate magnetic caliper employed by violin makers to measure in millimeters an instrument’s walls and veneers, the conservators tracked the wood’s thickness at short intervals along the crack.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024

The tree is about 18 feet tall and 1.75-inch caliper.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022

Using a caliper and other special tools, Agent Burger, with the help of the Dallas police, took eleven of Morrison’s body measurements.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.