calliper

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/kalˈəpəɹ/

A form of caliper — The part of a disc brake that holds the brake pads.

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Meanings

nouncalliper (plural callipers)

plural callipers

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of caliper.
verbcalliper (third-person singular simple present callipers, present participle callipering, simple past and past participle callipered)

present singular third person callipers · participle present callipering · participle past callipered · past callipered

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of caliper.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan instrument for measuring the distance between two points

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measuring instrumentmeasuring systemmeasuring device

verbmeasure the diameter of something with calipers

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measuremensuratemeasure out
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Percilla
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APA

calliper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calliper

MLA

“calliper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calliper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calliper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calliper.

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