calipers pl (plural only)
A device used to measure thickness between two surfaces, especially for small or precise measurements.
(UK) A metal (orthopedic) leg support.
Synonym: leg braces (US)
• earclips, replicas, spiracle
Source: Wiktionary
Cal"i*pers, n. pl. Etym: [Corrupted from caliber.]
Definition: An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer, timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes, etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or caliber compasses. Caliper square, a draughtsman's or mechanic's square, having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws. Knight.
– Vernier calipers. See Vernier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 February 2025
(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
