caliper
کیلپر
definition
noun
At 2000 h every day, chicks were weighed on the precision balance, and their tarsus length measured by using a pair of calipers .
an instrument for measuring external or internal dimensions, having two hinged legs resembling a pair of compasses and in-turned or out-turned points.
The witness against the government of Iraq walked stiffly into the room, metal callipers buckled to heavy medical shoes.
a metal support for a person's leg.
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Dad has to wear a 'caliper' on his leg because he had polio when he was young.
Thirty-year-old Rinpoche, a rather short Tibetan, crippled with a special 'caliper' on his leg and a cumbersome walker to support him, and me, Diana Pybus, a tall, sixteen-year-old girl with long blond hair.
She has no use of her right arm and can only walk short distances with the help of a 'caliper' and walking stick.
With this power increase comes improved braking performance from larger brake rotors, 'calipers' , and pads.
The dimensions of all patches were measured with digital 'calipers' .
Elaborate 'caliper rules' were developed to measure cloth on the bolt, without unwinding it.
In all brake applications, the front 'calipers' utilize dual pistons and the rears use single pistons.
Perthes' disease affects one in a thousand people and treatment can include patients being fitted with orthopaedic aids, such as 'callipers' .
Height, weight, ulna, forearm, tibia, and lower leg lengths were measured using a Harpenden stadiometer and 'calipers' , and electronic scales.
He has been able to stand up for only 58 seconds since the collision and his mother has just paid £2,400 for special 'callipers' to be fitted next month.
Latterly a customer reported a car on fire in the car park, upon investigation it turned out to be a 'brake caliper' seized to the disc but the car was no longer fit to drive and so consequently we had to arrange a rescue service.
Livers were removed and the depth of necrosis was measured using Vernier 'calipers' .
He needs 'callipers' on his legs and struggles to speak clearly, but that doesn't stop him being a chatty boy at school, where teachers nominated him for a national award.
Peter Mead, who has been landlord of the Cross Keys in Pulloxhill for 31 years, has spent the last four years gathering spare hands and legs as well as 'callipers' , harnesses, walking sticks and frames.
Check the wheel pant for movement and run your hand along the bottom of the 'brake caliper' , looking for hydraulic fluid.
Tumor dimensions were also measured twice weekly using 'calipers' .
The list included the driveshaft, rear gear, rear hub, axle, all four 'brake calipers' , all four rotors, all four brake pads, the master cylinders, the brake lines, all four shocks and all four springs.
Attributes were measured using dial metric 'calipers' and a portable digital scale and included length, haft width, weight, shoulder width, and maximum thickness.
‘The new alloy is ideal for high-temperature cast components used in engines such as pistons, connecting rods, actuators, 'brake calipers' and rotors,’ said Lee.
He cut a right rear tire on lap 94, putting him 12 laps down because the 'brake caliper' broke off the housing.
There are instruments available, mostly modified dial 'calipers' , that make measuring the groups easy.
At 2000 h every day, chicks were weighed on the precision balance, and their tarsus length measured by using a pair of 'calipers' .
Despite having to replace most of the front-end body work, clutch, hydraulics, pedal parts, left front suspension, nose box, side pod and 'brake caliper' , the team returned to the track in what looked like a brand new car.
The thickness of the cover at the point of measurement was then obtained with Vernier 'calipers' .
Body-fat testing with 'calipers' involves taking a measurement of fat in a number of areas on your body, which is then used to calculate your total body-fat percentage.
On the railings of this balcony, scientists have used their great 'calipers' to take the measure of the heavenly bodies.
Applying that theory, the 360 has a ventilated disc at each corner, weight-saving dual-piston aluminum front 'calipers' and electronically regulated front-to-rear distribution.
Conventional hydraulic brakes work by using a cylinder, which squeezes 'brake calipers' together around the wheel's rotor when the brake petal is depressed.
The total height of each plant was measured using a ruler and the diameter of the first internode was measured at its midpoint using 'calipers' .
They unrolled a blue mat on the forest floor and laid out an assortment of equipment, including a syringe with anesthesia, a ruler, 'calipers' , a scale, a tape measure, a thermometer, and antibiotic ointment.
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