Inside Caliper (Noun)
Meaning
Caliper for measuring inside dimensions (the size of a cavity or hole); points on its legs curve outward.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The machinist used an inside caliper to measure the diameter of the hole in the engine block.
- To ensure accuracy, she carefully positioned the inside caliper points in the cavity, making sure they were parallel to each other.
- He chose an inside caliper with a high degree of precision to measure the size of the bearing hole on the gear.
- An inside caliper was necessary to measure the internal diameter of the pipe because a ruler or tape measure wouldn't fit inside.
- The engineer zeroed out the inside caliper and then measured the width of the hole in the part to ensure it met specifications.