It would be nice if you could use the caliper instead of your ruler: it's much more accurate!
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Caliper
//ˈkælɪpɚ//
Synonyms for "caliper" (36 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Strong matches (10)
Related words (18)
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1 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 13 languages.
Czech
2 entries- čelist noun (part of a disc brake)
- šupléra, posuvné měřítko verb (use calipers to measure the size of)
Danish
1 entries- caliper noun (part of a disc brake)
Estonian
1 entries- pidurisadul noun (part of a disc brake)
Finnish
4 entries- jarruies noun (part of a disc brake)
- jarrusatula noun (part of a disc brake)
- mitata tulkilla verb (use calipers to measure the size of)
- mitata työntömitalla verb (use calipers to measure the size of)
French
1 entries- étrier noun (part of a disc brake)
German
2 entries- Bremsbacke noun (part of a disc brake)
- Bremssattel noun (part of a disc brake)
Hungarian
1 entries- féknyereg noun (part of a disc brake)
Polish
1 entries- szczęka noun (part of a disc brake)
Portuguese
1 entries- pinça noun (part of a disc brake)
Romanian
1 entries- etrier noun (part of a disc brake)
Russian
1 entries- су́ппорт noun (part of a disc brake)
Spanish
2 entries- cáliper noun (part of a disc brake)
- mordaza noun (part of a disc brake)
Swedish
1 entries- bromsok noun (part of a disc brake)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
A caliper is an instrument for measuring thickness and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale or a ruler.
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Ziri has a digital caliper.
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