a pair of calipers

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• pair of compasses — pair of calipers, dividers …   English contemporary dictionary

• Calipers — Cal i*pers, n. pl. [Corrupted from caliber.] 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.; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vernier calipers — Calipers Cal i*pers, n. pl. [Corrupted from caliber.] 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rotating calipers — is a computational algorithm developed by Michael Shamos in 1978 for determining all antipodal pairs of points and vertices on a convex polygon or convex hull. The term rotating calipers was later coined in 1983 by the computer scientist Godfried …   Wikipedia

• caliper or calipers —    An instrument photo of a caliperused to measure the thickness or diameter of an object. It consists of a pair of movable metal or wooden arms with curved, pointed ends, hinged together; or, having a fixed and a movable arm on a graduated stock …   Glossary of Art Terms

• caliper — I. noun Etymology: alteration of caliber Date: 1588 1. a. any of various measuring instruments having two usually adjustable arms, legs, or jaws used especially to measure diameter or thickness usually used in plural < a pair of calipers > b. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• caliper — cal·i·per or chiefly Brit cal·li·per kal ə pər n 1) any of various measuring instruments having two usu. adjustable arms, legs, or jaws used to measure thickness, diameter, and distance between surfaces usu. used in pl. <a pair of calipers> …   Medical dictionary

• Technical pen — A technical pen is a specialized instrument used by an engineer, architect, or draftsperson (British: draughtsperson) to make lines of constant width for architectural, engineering, or technical drawings. It has been also generally called… …   Wikipedia

• Testicle — Diagram of male (human) testicles …   Wikipedia

• Jamalpur Gymkhana — The Jamalpur Gymkhana, often referred to as just Gymkhana (or merely Gym) by its members, is primarily a hostel for young apprentice officers of the Indian Railways. It is also a club like any other Gymkhana. A club to which the membership is… …   Wikipedia

• skinfold caliper — n a pair of calipers used to form and measure the thickness of skinfolds in order to estimate the amount of body fat usu. used in pl …   Medical dictionary