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Pronunciation: [kˈalɪpə] (IPA)

A calliper is an instrument used for measuring the thickness, width or diameter of an object. Some synonyms for calliper include vernier caliper, micrometer, gauge, ruler, measure, scale, calibrate, and meter. The vernier calliper is a type of calliper that has an additional binary scale which improves measurement accuracy. A micrometer is another common instrument used to measure the thickness of wires or tubes accurately, and this instrument is used for engineering and scientific purposes. The term "gauge" is typically used to refer to instruments used to measure the thickness of sheet metal or wire. Callibrate also means to check and adjust the scale of an instrument to ensure it's accurate.
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In fractures of the shaft an ordinary Thomas' knee splint, or a "walking calliper splint" which is fixed to the heel of the boot, may be worn when the patient gets up.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
In the dark the Kingsdown coxswain put his lifeboat into the surf on the Goodwins; it was heavy, but they got through it safely, and found on the off-part of the Goodwins, towards its southern end-known as the South calliper-a large steamship aground.
"Heroes of the Goodwin Sands"
Thomas Stanley Treanor

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