Noun
/ˈkaləbər/,
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calibres, plural; calibers, plural;
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The quality of someone's character or the level of someone's ability
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they could ill afford to lose a man of his caliber
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The standard reached by something
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educational facilities of a very high caliber
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The internal diameter or bore of a gun barrel
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a .22 caliber repeater rifle
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The diameter of a bullet, shell, or rocket
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The diameter of a body of circular section, such as a tube, blood vessel, or fiber
Web Definitions:
- In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate diameter of the barrel and by extension the projectile used in it, measured in inches or millimetres.