Definition of "calipers" [cal•i•pers]

• A device used to measure thickness between two surfaces, especially for small or precise measurements. (noun)

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• "Not 'calipers', those little measuring, pinchy-things."
• "What kind of calipers do you use to measure human dignity, anyhow?"
• "I had a tool I picked up in France, a kind of calipers, for removing the most stubbornly stuck dry Champagne corks."