odd-leg caliper

odd-leg caliper
noun
caliper having the points on its legs both curve in the same direction
• Hypernyms: ↑caliper, ↑calliper

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1. : a caliper having the points of its legs bent in the same direction for measurements on stepped surfaces or similar surfaces

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