noun (BrE) (also caliper AmE, BrE)
1 (callipers) [pl.] an instrument with two long thin parts joined at one end, used for measuring the DIAMETER of tubes and round objects (= the distance across them):
a pair of callipers
2 (BrE) (AmE brace) [C,usually pl.] a metal support for weak or injured legs
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