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calliper
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noun
- Also calledcalliper compasses often plural an instrument for measuring internal or external dimensions, consisting of two steel legs hinged together
- Also calledcalliper splint med a splint consisting of two metal rods with straps attached, for supporting or exerting tension on the leg
verb
- tr to measure the dimensions of (an object) with callipers
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of calliper1
C16: variant of calibre
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"If you're in a hospital like I was, with people in callipers, people in pain... I think everyone should take the vaccine," she told the Radio Times.
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She lives with a disability and uses callipers to support her legs.
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He contracted rickets while he was a child which resulted in him having callipers on his legs until he was seven.
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Although he can now stand with callipers and a frame it's "more practical to stick with the wheelchair".
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It was a long year - he came out wearing two sets of callipers and a brace on his back.
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