Dictionary - Definition of CALIBER COMPASSES


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. An alternative spelling for "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.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. An alternative spelling for "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.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Common Expressions: CALIBER COMPASSES

Expressions	Definition
Caliber compasses	See Calipers . Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
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