English
Etymology
Variant of caliber.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkælɪpɚ/
- Hyphenation: cal‧i‧per
Noun
caliper (plural calipers)
- (often in the plural) Alternative form of calipers, a device used to measure dimensions.
- (automotive, cycling) The part of a disc brake that holds the brake pads.
Derived terms
Translations
part of a disc brake
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- Czech: čelist (cs) f
- Danish: caliper c
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- Estonian: pidurisadul
- Finnish: jarrusatula, jarruies
- French: étrier (fr) m
- German: Bremssattel (de) m, Bremsbacke f
- Hungarian: féknyereg
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- Polish: szczęka (pl) f
- Portuguese: pinça (pt) f
- Romanian: etrier (ro) n
- Russian: су́ппорт (ru) m (súpport)
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- Spanish: cáliper m, mordaza (es) f
- Swedish: bromsok n
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Verb
caliper (third-person singular simple present calipers, present participle calipering, simple past and past participle calipered)
- (transitive) To use calipers to measure the size of.
Translations
use calipers to measure the size of
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- Czech: šupléra, posuvné měřítko
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- Finnish: mitata tulkilla, mitata työntömitalla
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