English-Thai Dictionary
caliper
N เครื่องมือช นิดหนึ่ง สำหรับ วัด ขนาด วัตถุ calliper kreang-mue-cha-nid-nueng-sam-rab-wad-ka-nad-wad-tu
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CALIPERS
Cal "i *pers, n. pl. Etym: [Corrupted from caliber. ]
Defn: An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer, timber, masts, shot, etc. ; or the bore of firearms, tubes, etc. ; -- called also caliper compasses, or caliber compasses. Caliper square, a draughtsman's or mechanic's square, having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws. Knight. -- Vernier calipers. See Vernier.
New American Oxford Dictionary
caliper
cal i per |ˈkaləpər ˈkæləpər |(also calliper ) ▶noun 1 (calipers ) an instrument for measuring external or internal dimensions, having two hinged legs resembling a pair of compasses and in-turned or out-turned points. • (also caliper rule ) an instrument performing a similar function but having one linear component sliding along another, with two parallel jaws and a vernier scale. • (also brake caliper ) a motor-vehicle or bicycle brake consisting of two or more hinged components. 2 (also caliper splint ) a metal support for a person's leg. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: apparently an alteration of caliber .
Oxford Dictionary
caliper
caliper |ˈkalɪpə |(also calliper ) ▶noun 1 (calipers ) an instrument for measuring external or internal dimensions, having two hinged legs resembling a pair of compasses and in-turned or out-turned points. • (also caliper rule ) a measuring instrument having one linear component sliding along another, with two parallel jaws and a vernier scale. • (also brake caliper ) a motor-vehicle or bicycle brake consisting of two or more hinged components. 2 (also caliper splint ) Brit. a metal support for a person's leg. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: apparently an alteration of calibre .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
caliper
cal i per ｟英 ｠-li per /kǽlɪpə r /名詞 C 〖～s 〗1 カリパス 〘厚さ 内径 外径などを測るコンパス型の道具 〙 (!一丁のカリパスはa pair of calipers ) .2 ｟英 ｠〘医 〙(金属製の )副 （そ ）え木, 脚用補強具 (caliper splint ).動詞 他動詞 …をカリパスで測る .
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