vernier caliper

noun

A type of sliding calipers for measuring the external or internal dimensions of objects, using the vernier scale for improved precision.

Similar
vernier micrometer
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Meanings

nounvernier caliper (plural vernier calipers)

plural vernier calipers

  1. A type of sliding calipers for measuring the external or internal dimensions of objects, using the vernier scale for improved precision.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements

Similar
vernier micrometer
Broader
calipercalliper

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian шу́блер с но́ниус
  • шу́блер с но́ниус (šúbler s nónius)measuring instrument
Chinese Mandarin 卡尺, 游標卡尺 /游标卡尺
  • 卡尺 (qiǎchǐ, kǎchǐ)measuring instrument
  • 游標卡尺 /游标卡尺 (yóubiāokǎchǐ)measuring instrument
Czech šuplera
  • šuplerameasuring instrument
Danish skydelære
  • skydelæremeasuring instrument
Dutch schuifmaat
  • schuifmaatmeasuring instrument
Finnish työntömitta
  • työntömittameasuring instrument
French pied à coulisse
  • pied à coulissemeasuring instrument
German Messschieber, Nonius m Schiebelehre
  • Messschiebermeasuring instrument
  • Nonius m Schiebelehremeasuring instrument
  • Schublehremeasuring instrument
Hungarian nóniusz
  • nóniuszmeasuring instrument
Indonesian jangka sorong
  • jangka sorongmeasuring instrument
Japanese ノギス
  • ノギス (nogisu)measuring instrument
Korean 노기스
  • 노기스 (nogiseu)measuring instrument
Malay angkup vernier
  • angkup verniermeasuring instrument
Norwegian Bokmål skyvelære
  • skyvelæremeasuring instrument
Polish noniusz
  • noniuszmeasuring instrument
Russian штангенинструме́нт, штангенци́ркуль
  • штангенинструме́нт (štangeninstrumént)measuring instrument
  • штангенци́ркуль (štangencírkulʹ)measuring instrument
Slovak posuvne meradlo
  • posuvne meradlomeasuring instrument
Spanish calibre, calibrador
  • calibremeasuring instrument
  • calibradormeasuring instrument
  • verniermeasuring instrument
Swedish skjutmått
  • skjutmåttmeasuring instrument
Cite this entry
APA

vernier caliper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vernier%20caliper

MLA

“vernier caliper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vernier%20caliper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vernier caliper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vernier%20caliper.

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