Vernier Caliper / Angkup Vernier Angkup vernier digunakan untuk mengukur panjang sehingga 10 cm. Ralat sifar perlu ditentukan dengan merapatkan rahang angkup vernier. Rahang luar digunakan untuk mengukur diameter luas bekas atau panjang suatu objek. Rahang dalam digunakan untuk mengukur diameter dalam suatu bekas. Ekor bahagian angkup vernier digunakan untuk mengukur kedalaman suatu bekas. Ketebalan suatu bekas dapat ditentukan dengan menolak diameter luar dengan diameter dalam
A caliper (British spelling also calliper, or in plurale tantum sense a pair of calipers) is a device used to measure the dimensions of an object. Many types of calipers permit reading out a measurement on a ruled scale, a dial, or a digital display. Some calipers can be as simple as a compass with inward or outward-facing points, but no scale. The tips of the caliper are adjusted to fit across the points to be measured and the dimension read by measuring between the tips with another measuring tool, such as a ruler. It is used in many fields such as mechanical engineering, metalworking, forestry, woodworking, science and medicine.
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