caliper

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I then put the tab through the hole it goes in. last piece for the caliper: take the springy thing with the c shaped end towards the bottom and put it around the bottom pin so the C is towards the rotor, then rotate the spring up towards the other pin.

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  1. noun An instrument consisting essentially of two curved hinged legs, used to measure thickness and distances. Often used in the plural.
  2. noun 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. noun A vernier caliper.

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  • Sitting there with the mountain in his lap, the man used a caliper which he swung up the mountain like a stiff-legged stick figure while he described the path he'd taken to reach the peak. —  Magazine - Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine - 2007-03 - March April
  • In the rear, a 240mm diameter wave rotor and single piston caliper is ready to do the job. —  Roadracingworld.com
  • The '09 Yamaha R1 carries the same six-piston caliper (but on different design carriers) and 310mm disc set-up as the previous model Discs are slightly lighter than before.
  • The latest generation of lathe slitters have automatic pivoting blades to ensure flatness of slit rolls and reduce waste, compensating eventual caliper or rewinding problems in the log roll.
  • Caliper - caliper app for iPhone for those times when you really need to measure something —  Apple
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/ˈkælɪpər/
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