Calipers vs. Caliber

Calipersnoun

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

Calipersnoun

(UK) A metal (orthopedic) leg support.

Calipers

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.

Calipersnoun

an instrument for measuring the distance between two points

Calipers

A caliper (British spelling also calliper, or in plurale tantum sense a pair of calipers) is a device used to measure the dimensions of an object. Many types of calipers permit reading out a measurement on a ruled scale, a dial, or a digital display.

Calibernoun

standard spelling of calibre|from=American spelling

Calibernoun

The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8 inch gun, a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber.

Calibernoun

The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet or column.

Calibernoun

Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind.

Calibernoun

a degree or grade of excellence or worth;

Calibernoun

diameter of a tube or gun barrel

Caliber

In guns, particularly firearms, caliber (or calibre in British English; sometimes abbreviated as ) is the specified nominal internal diameter of the gun barrel bore - regardless of how or where the bore is measured and whether the finished bore matches that specification. It is measured in inches or in millimeters.