Calipers

//ˈkæl.ɪ.pɚz//

Synonyms for "calipers" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Strong matches (1)

Related words (3)

Noun(1 words)

Related word relations

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Related terms

4 entries

etymologically related_to

1 entries

related to

10 entries

Translations

37 translations across 21 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • шу́блер noun (measuring device)

Catalan

1 entries
  • calibrador noun (measuring device)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 卡尺 noun (measuring device)

Czech

2 entries
  • posuvné měřítko noun (measuring device)
  • šupléra noun (measuring device)

Danish

1 entries
  • skydelære noun (measuring device)

Dutch

2 entries
  • schuifmaat noun (measuring device)
  • schuifpasser noun (measuring device)

Finnish

3 entries
  • rakotulkki noun (measuring device)
  • tulkki noun (measuring device)
  • työntömitta noun (measuring device)

French

2 entries
  • compas d'épaisseur noun (measuring device)
  • pied à coulisse noun (measuring device)

Georgian

2 entries
  • კალიპერი noun (measuring device)
  • მზომი noun (measuring device)

German

3 entries
  • Kaliber noun (measuring device)
  • Messschieber noun (measuring device)
  • Stangenzirkel noun (measuring device)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • rennimál noun (measuring device)
  • skífmál noun (measuring device)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • шублер noun (measuring device)

Māori

1 entries
  • kauae-ine noun (measuring device)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • skyvelære noun (measuring device)

Polish

1 entries
  • suwmiarka noun (measuring device)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • paquímetro noun (measuring device)

Russian

1 entries
  • штангенци́ркуль noun (measuring device)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • pòmično mjȅrilo noun (measuring device)
  • pòmično mȅrilo noun (measuring device)
  • šȕbler noun (measuring device)
  • по̀мично ме̏рило noun (measuring device)

Spanish

1 entries
  • calibre noun (measuring device)

Swahili

1 entries
  • kalipa noun (measuring device)

Swedish

3 entries
  • krumcirkel noun (measuring device)
  • krumpassare noun (measuring device)
  • skjutmått noun (measuring device)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

"Good, good for there," he mumbled, and then with a certain eagerness asked me whether I would let him measure my head. Rather surprised, I said Yes, when he produced a thing like calipers and got the dimensions back and front and every way, taking notes carefully.

Source: wiktionary

And simultaneously I raise my trouser cuff to reveal the leather straps and wicked steel calipers harnessing my right boot.

Source: wiktionary

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