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calipers
English
Alternative forms
- callipers
Etymology
A corruption of caliber.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?kæl.?.p?z/
- (US) IPA(key): /?kæl.?.p?z/
Noun
calipers pl (plural only)
- A device used to measure thickness between two surfaces, especially for small or precise measurements.
- (Britain) A metal (orthopedic) leg support.
- Synonym: (US) leg braces
Related terms
- caliber, calibre
- vernier caliper
Translations
See also
- compass
Anagrams
- earclips, replicas, spiracle
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calibre
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?kæl.?.b?/
- Hyphenation: cal?i?ber
Noun
calibre (countable and uncountable, plural calibres)
- Alternative form of caliber
Usage notes
- More common than caliber in UK, etc
Related terms
- calibrate
Anagrams
- caliber
French
Etymology
From Arabic ??????? (q?lib).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.lib?/
Noun
calibre m (plural calibres)
- calibre
Descendants
Verb
calibre
- first-person singular present indicative of calibrer
- third-person singular present indicative of calibrer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of calibrer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of calibrer
- second-person singular imperative of calibrer
Further reading
- “calibre” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- ciblera
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /k??lib??/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka??ib?i/
Noun
calibre m (plural calibres)
- caliber / calibre (dimension)
- gauge (mathematics, physics)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka?lib?e/, [ka?li.???e]
Etymology 1
From French calibre.
Noun
calibre m (plural calibres)
- calibre
- calipers
- jig, gauge (tool)
Derived terms
- calibrar
Descendants
- ? Tagalog: kalibre
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
calibre
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of calibrar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of calibrar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of calibrar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of calibrar.
Further reading
- “calibre” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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