caliper

English

Alternative forms

• calliper (UK)

Etymology

Variant of caliber.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkælɪpɚ/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: cal‧i‧per

Noun

caliper (plural calipers)

Caliper

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

Derived terms

• caliper brake
• microcaliper
• vernier caliper

 

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, 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)

1. (transitive) To use calipers to measure the size of.

Anagrams

• earclip, replica