cal|i|ber

cal|i|ber
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. b) the diameter of a bullet or shell fired from a particular gun. c) the diameter of the bore of a cannon, or other piece of artillery, used as a unit to express its length: »

a 40-caliber 12-inch gun.

d) the internal diameter of a tube or hollow cylinder, such as an artery.
2. Figurative. a) amount of ability or merit: »

We have been able to find men of high caliber to fill the vacancies.

SYNONYM(S): capacity, competence. b) degree of excellence or importance; quality: »

We are always trying to improve the caliber of our schools.

SYNONYM(S): grade, standard. Also, calibre.
╂[< Middle French calibre < Arabic qālib a mold]

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  • 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

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