calliper
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an instrument for measuring the distance between two points (often used in the plural)
Types & categories
- measuring instrument hypernym
- inside caliper hyponym
- micrometer gauge hyponym
- odd-leg caliper hyponym
- outside caliper hyponym
- vernier caliper hyponym
Related & opposite
- caliper derivation
Sense 2 verb
measure the diameter of something with calipers
Types & categories
- measure hypernym
Related & opposite
- caliper derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | caliper |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | measuring instrument |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inside caliper |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | micrometer gauge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | odd-leg caliper |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | outside caliper |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vernier caliper |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | caliper |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | measure |