- cal|a|ber
- cal|a|bar or cal|a|ber «KAL uh buhr», noun.1. the fur of a gray Siberian squirrel.2. (formerly) the fur of a brown squirrel of Calabria.╂[apparently < French Calabre Calabria, an Italian province]
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cal|i|ber — «KAL uh buhr», noun. 1. a) the inside diameter of the barrel of a rifle, shotgun, or pistol. A.45 caliber revolver has a barrel with an inside diameter of 45/100 of an inch. A 155 mm. rifle has a barrel with an inside diameter of 155 millimeters … Useful english dictionary
cal·i·ber — … Useful english dictionary
sub|cal|i|ber — or sub|cal|i|bre «suhb KAL uh buhr», adjective. 1. (of a shell, bullet, or other projectile) having a diameter less than that of the bore of the gun from which it is fired. Subcaliber projectiles are fitted with a disk the size of the bore or… … Useful english dictionary
cal|a|bar — or cal|a|ber «KAL uh buhr», noun. 1. the fur of a gray Siberian squirrel. 2. (formerly) the fur of a brown squirrel of Calabria. ╂[apparently < French Calabre Calabria, an Italian province] … Useful english dictionary
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
ber — cy·ber; cy·ber·cafe; cy·ber·citizen; cy·ber·culture; cy·ber·nat·ed; cy·ber·na·tion; cy·ber·naut; cy·ber·porn; cy·ber·punk; cy·ber·sex; cy·ber·space; cy·ber·speak; cy·ber·surfer; fi·ber·scope; lib·ber; ok·to·ber·fest; sa·ber·met·rics; zeit·ge·ber; … English syllables
sub|cal|i|bre — sub|cal|i|ber or sub|cal|i|bre «suhb KAL uh buhr», adjective. 1. (of a shell, bullet, or other projectile) having a diameter less than that of the bore of the gun from which it is fired. Subcaliber projectiles are fitted with a disk the size of… … Useful english dictionary
calaber — cal·a·ber … English syllables
caliber — cal·i·ber … English syllables
caliber — cal•i•ber [[t]ˈkæl ə bər[/t]] n. 1) wam the diameter of a circular section, esp. the inside of a tube 2) mil the diameter of the bore of a gun taken as a unit of measurement 3) degree of capacity or competence; ability Also, esp. brit. cal′i•bre … From formal English to slang
