caliper measurement
1caliper — the thickness of a sheet of paper or card stock. Traditionally measured in points7 (thousandths of an inch), caliper is now measured in microns (micrometers). The word caliper is sometimes used in place of the proper unit, as in .004 caliper ( …
2Caliper — For other uses, see Caliper (disambiguation). A vernier caliper …
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4caliper — /kal euh peuhr/, n. 1. Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs. 2. any of various calibrated instruments for… …
5caliper or calipers — An instrument photo of a caliperused to measure the thickness or diameter of an object. It consists of a pair of movable metal or wooden arms with curved, pointed ends, hinged together; or, having a fixed and a movable arm on a graduated stock …
6caliper log — n a continuous mechanical measurement of the diameter and thus the rugosity of the borehole. The tool identifies zones where swelling or cavings (washouts) have occurred during drilling. The tool’s value is in allowing qualitative or quantitative …
7micrometer caliper — noun caliper for measuring small distances • Syn: ↑micrometer, ↑micrometer gauge • Hypernyms: ↑caliper, ↑calliper * * * noun : a caliper for making precise measurements having a spindle moved by a finely threaded screw * * * microm …
8Micrometer caliper — Micrometer Mi*crom e*ter, n. [Micro + meter: cf. F. microm[ e]tre.] An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of objects which subtend minute angles. The measurement given… …
9micrometer caliper — or micrometer calipers [mī kräm′ət ər] n. calipers with a micrometer screw, for extremely accurate measurement * * * …
10vernier caliper — a caliper formed of two pieces sliding across one another, one having a graduated scale and the other a vernier. Also called vernier micrometer. [1875 80] * * * ▪ measurement instrument instrument for making very accurate linear… …