callipers
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cal·li·pers British English, calipers American English /ˈkæləpəz $ -ərz/ noun [plural] 1. TZa tool used for measuring thickness, or the distance between two surfaces, or the diameter (=inside width) of something 测径规；卡钳；卡尺；两脚规2. British EnglishMH metal bars that someone wears on their legs to help them walk 〔装在双腿上帮助行走的〕双脚规形夹 SYN American English brace
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callipers• When he made it big, in the mid-Seventies, Dury was a 35-year-old former art college lecturer in callipers.• Today he can draw it with callipers.cal·li·pers nounChineseSyllable
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callipers
cal‧li‧pers
British English, calipers American English /ˈkæləpəz, ˈkælɪpəz $ -ərz/ noun [plural]
1. a tool used for measuring thickness, or the distance between two surfaces, or the diameter (=inside width) of something
2. British English metal bars that someone wears on their legs to help them walk
SYN brace American English
cal‧li‧pers
British English, calipers American English /ˈkæləpəz, ˈkælɪpəz $ -ərz/ noun [plural]1. a tool used for measuring thickness, or the distance between two surfaces, or the diameter (=inside width) of something
2. British English metal bars that someone wears on their legs to help them walk
SYN brace American English
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