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calipers

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈkæl.ɪ.pəz/
  • US: /ˈkæl.ɪ.pɚz/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AE1 L AH0 P ER0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A device used to measure dimensions, especially for small or precise measurements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A metal (orthopedic) leg support.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: leg braces

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

A corruption of caliber.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: шу́блер (šúbler) — measuring device
  • Catalan: calibrador — measuring device
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡尺 (kǎchǐ) — measuring device
  • Czech: posuvné měřítko — measuring device
  • Czech: šupléra — measuring device
  • Danish: skydelære — measuring device
  • Dutch: schuifmaat — measuring device
  • Dutch: schuifpasser — measuring device
  • Finnish: tulkki — measuring device
  • Finnish: työntömitta — measuring device
  • Finnish: rakotulkki — measuring device
  • French: compas d'épaisseur — measuring device
  • French: pied à coulisse — measuring device
  • Georgian: მზომი (mzomi) — measuring device
  • Georgian: კალიპერი (ḳaliṗeri) — measuring device
  • German: Stangenzirkel — measuring device
  • German: Messschieber — measuring device
  • German: Kaliber — measuring device
  • Icelandic: rennimál — measuring device
  • Icelandic: skífmál — measuring device
  • Macedonian: шублер (šubler) — measuring device
  • Māori: kauae-ine — measuring device
  • Norwegian: skyvelære — measuring device
  • Polish: suwmiarka — measuring device
  • Portuguese: paquímetro — measuring device
  • Russian: штангенци́ркуль (štangencírkulʹ) — measuring device
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̀мично ме̏рило — measuring device
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̀мично мје̏рило — measuring device
  • Serbo-Croatian: шу̏блер — measuring device
  • Serbo-Croatian: pòmično mȅrilo — measuring device
  • Serbo-Croatian: pòmično mjȅrilo — measuring device
  • Serbo-Croatian: šȕbler — measuring device
  • Spanish: calibre — measuring device
  • Swahili: kalipa — measuring device
  • Swedish: krumpassare — measuring device
  • Swedish: krumcirkel — measuring device
  • Swedish: skjutmått — measuring device