caliper

English

Alternative forms

calliper (UK)

Etymology

Variant of caliber.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkælɪpɚ/
Audio (US) (file)
Hyphenation: cal‧i‧per

Noun

caliper (plural calipers)

Caliper

(often plural only) Alternative form of calipers
(automotive) The part of a disc brake that holds the brake pads.

Derived terms

Translations

calipers — see calipers

part of a disc brake

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Danish: caliper c
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Estonian: pidurisadul
Finnish: jarrusatula, jarruies
French: étrier (fr) m
German: 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
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.

Anagrams

earclip, replica

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