- sliding caliper
- Similar toa floating caliper, but instead of riding on guide pins and bushings, the caliper slides on machined "ways" and is retained by keys or spring plates.
Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
sliding caliper
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caliper — /kal euh peuhr/, n. 1. Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs. 2. any of various calibrated instruments for… … Universalium
caliper — cal•i•per art at Caligula or calliper [[t]ˈkæl ə pər[/t]] n. 1) wam Usu., calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and diameters, consisting usu. of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs 2) wam a calibrated instrument for measuring thickness … From formal English to slang
pin slider caliper disc brake — A disc brake design with a sliding caliper. The major components are: caliper (a casting with one cylinder and piston), caliper frame (casting), guide pins, Teflon or rubber sleeves/bushings. The caliper floats on the sleeves over the guide pins … Dictionary of automotive terms
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vernier caliper — a caliper formed of two pieces sliding across one another, one having a graduated scale and the other a vernier. Also called vernier micrometer. [1875 80] * * * ▪ measurement instrument instrument for making very accurate linear… … Universalium
vernier caliper — ver′nier cal iper n. mac wam a caliper formed of two pieces sliding across one another, one having a graduated scale and the other a vernier. Also called ver′nier microm eter • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
vernier caliper — noun Date: circa 1876 a measuring device that consists of a main scale with a fixed jaw and a sliding jaw with an attached vernier … New Collegiate Dictionary
