Digital Caliper

1. calipers An instrument consisting of two hinged legs, used to measurethickness and distances.2. A large instrument having a fixed and a movable arm on a graduated stock,used for measuring the diameters of logs and similar objects.3. A vernier caliper.., calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and diameters.4. a calibrated instrument for measuring thickness or distances between surfaces, usu. having a screwed or sliding adjustable piece.