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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Callipersnoun
Compasses with bowed shanks.
Etymology: of this word I know not the etymology, nor does any thing more probable occur, than that, perhaps, the word is corrupted from clippers, instruments with which any thing is clipped, inclosed or embraced.
Callipers measure the distance of any round, cylindrick, conical body, either in their extremity, or any part less than the extreme; so that, when workmen use them, they open the two points to their described width, and turn so much stuff off the intended place, till the two points of the callipers fit just over their work. Joseph Moxon, Mechanical Exercises.
Wikipedia
callipers
A caliper (British spelling also calliper, or in plurale tantum sense a pair of calipers) is a device used to measure the dimensions of an object. Many types of calipers permit reading out a measurement on a ruled scale, a dial, or a digital display. Some calipers can be as simple as a compass with inward or outward-facing points, but no scale. The tips of the caliper are adjusted to fit across the points to be measured and the dimension read by measuring between the tips with another measuring tool, such as a ruler. It is used in many fields such as mechanical engineering, metalworking, forestry, woodworking, science and medicine.
Webster Dictionary
Callipers
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Dictionary of Nautical Terms
callipers
Bow-legged compasses, used to measure the girth of timber, the external diameter of masts, shot, and other circular or cylindrical substances. Also, an instrument with a sliding leg, used for measuring the packages constituting a ship's cargo, which is paid for by its cubical contents.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of callipers in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of callipers in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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