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calipers

verb

present tense third-person singular of caliper

as in scales

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Many practical questions ultimately depend on which scales Schrödinger’s equation is valid at.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Thorvald currently treats some 3,000 acres of grapevines in California as the company scales its commercial deployment.

— Matt Alderton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of scales

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Clarity gauges whether or not the diamond has of internal imperfections or external flaws, and carat weight, the most obvious of them all, provides insight into the actual metric weight of the diamond.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Another neat trick this TV has up its sleeve is an AI light sensor that gauges the room's ambient light and automatically adjusts the screen brightness to it.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of gauges

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The single-seat aircraft weighs about 253 pounds with batteries and includes a ballistic parachute and an automatic landing function.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
California weighs factors like time spent in the state and business ties when deciding who counts as a resident.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of weighs

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This year, the company launched the FinWhale Smart Chlorine Dispenser, a free-floating device that continuously measures free chlorine and pH in the water.

— Hannah Singleton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
The carrier measures approximately 280 metres in length and 73 metres across its flight deck.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

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