Caliber

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The diameter of the inside of a round cylinder, such as a tube.
  • n. The diameter of the bore of a firearm, usually shown in hundredths or thousandths of an inch and expressed in writing or print in terms of a decimal fraction: .45 caliber.
  • n. The diameter of a large projectile, such as an artillery shell, measured in millimeters or in inches.
  • n. Degree of worth; quality: a school of high caliber; an executive of low caliber.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. US spelling of calibre.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the projectile which a firearm will carry.
  • n. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet or column.
  • n. Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The diameter of a body, especially of the hollow inside of a cylinder: as, the caliber of a piece of ordnance or other firearm.
  • n. Figuratively, compass or capacity of mind; the extent of one's intellectual endowments.
  • n. In horology: The distance between the two plates of a watch which determines the flatness of the movement.
  • n. The plate upon which is traced the arrangement of the pieces of a clock; the pattern-plate.
  • In gunnery, to ascertain the caliber of; calibrate. See caliper.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a degree or grade of excellence or worth
  • n. diameter of a tube or gun barrel
    • Equivalent
    calibre   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    diameter    diam   
    Cross Reference
    ability    importance    quality    caliber-compasses   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    diameter    bore   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Excalibur   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mm    calibre    magnum    calibers    cartridge   
     
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