- caliper compass
- noun
: a divider or a hermaphrodite caliper
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
caliper compass
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caliper — 1620s, short for calliper compass (1580s), a device used to measure CALIBER (Cf. caliber) (q.v.). Related: Calipers … Etymology dictionary
Caliper — For other uses, see Caliper (disambiguation). A vernier caliper … Wikipedia
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compass — Synonyms and related words: Gyrosin compass, Johansson block, RDF, T square, accept, accomplish, achieve, acquire, aesthetic distance, alentours, ambience, ambit, amount, annex, attain, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, border line,… … Moby Thesaurus
caliper — /ˈkæləpə/ (say kaluhpuh) noun 1. (usually plural) a tool in its simplest form having two legs and resembling a compass (def. 7), used for obtaining inside and outside measurements, especially across curved surfaces. 2. → caliper rule. 3. Also,… …
Caliper compasses — Compasses Com pass*es, n., pl. An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures, etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches, or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they move. [1913 Webster] Note: The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beam compass — A beam compass is a compass with a beam and sliding sockets or cursors for drawing and dividing circles larger than those made by a regular pair of compasses.[1] The instrument can be as a whole, or made on the spot with individual sockets… … Wikipedia
hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to… … Universalium
ver|ni|er — «VUR nee uhr, nihr», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a small movable scale for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale of astronomical, surveying, or other mathematical instruments to which it is attached; vernier scale. 2 … Useful english dictionary
Micrometer — This article is about the measuring device. For the unit of length, see Micrometre. Outside, inside, and depth micrometers A micrometer ( … Wikipedia
