calipered

verb

Definition of caliperednext
past tense of caliper
as in calibrated

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  1. weighed
  2. measured
  3. quantified
Verb
  • The gold mask was larger, but weighed less than another fragment of a gold mask that was found at the site earlier on in 2021, according to the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Accidents are often linked to cargo that has been inaccurately labeled, weighed or stored.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of weighed
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  • The ionosphere measured by phones in that area showed a clear spike in activity followed by a quick depletion afterward.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Years later, when NASA first measured it, the storm could fit about two Earths within its borders, and now that number is more like one.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of measured
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  • These arguments were quantified by Loeb and colleagues from the CfA in a 2016 paper.
    Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Preparedness cannot be quantified in soldiers under arms or bombs and bullets in a bunker.
    Charles Beames, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of quantified
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