caliper measurement

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• caliper —    the thickness of a sheet of paper or card stock. Traditionally measured in points7 (thousandths of an inch), caliper is now measured in microns (micrometers). The word caliper is sometimes used in place of the proper unit, as in .004 caliper ( …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• Caliper — For other uses, see Caliper (disambiguation). A vernier caliper …   Wikipedia

• Measurement while drilling — Well logging Gamma ray logging Spontaneous potential logging Resistivity logging Density logging Sonic logging Caliper logging Mud logging LWD/MWD v · …   Wikipedia

• caliper — /kal euh peuhr/, n. 1. Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs. 2. any of various calibrated instruments for… …   Universalium

• 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 log — n a continuous mechanical measurement of the diameter and thus the rugosity of the borehole. The tool identifies zones where swelling or cavings (washouts) have occurred during drilling. The tool’s value is in allowing qualitative or quantitative …   Coke&Coal Terminology

• micrometer caliper — noun caliper for measuring small distances • Syn: ↑micrometer, ↑micrometer gauge • Hypernyms: ↑caliper, ↑calliper * * * noun : a caliper for making precise measurements having a spindle moved by a finely threaded screw * * * microm …   Useful english dictionary

• Micrometer caliper — Micrometer Mi*crom e*ter, n. [Micro + meter: cf. F. microm[ e]tre.] An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of objects which subtend minute angles. The measurement given… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• micrometer caliper — or micrometer calipers [mī kräm′ət ər] n. calipers with a micrometer screw, for extremely accurate measurement * * * …   Universalium

• vernier caliper — a caliper formed of two pieces sliding across one another, one having a graduated scale and the other a vernier. Also called vernier micrometer. [1875 80] * * * ▪ measurement instrument       instrument for making very accurate linear… …   Universalium

• pocket caliper — A small slide type caliper for inside and outside measurement up to about 100 mm or 4 inches …   Dictionary of automotive terms