Odd-leg Caliper (Noun)
Meaning
Caliper having the points on its legs both curve in the same direction.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- An odd-leg caliper can accurately measure inside diameters that regular calipers may not be able to access.
- He adjusted the odd-leg caliper until its jaws tightly gripped the edge of the unusual component for an exact measurement.
- Since she required high precision and unorthodox shapes often popped up, odd-leg calipers had become a must-have in her toolkit.
- Specializing in hard-to-reach measurement challenges required familiarity with unique instruments such as an odd-leg caliper for an engineering intern like Emma.
- Special care should be taken while selecting odd-leg calipers, given the special characteristics required by precision machinery or measuring the depths of asymmetrical openings