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Caliber

Caliber Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Caliber? [n] a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" [n] diameter of a tube or gun barrel Synonyms \| Synonyms for Caliber: bore \| calibre \| quality Related Terms \| Find terms related to Caliber: ability \| ableness \| adequacy \| amount \| amplitude \| apprehension \| area \| bigness \| body \| bore \| breadth \| bulk \| bump \| capability \| capableness \| capacity \| class \| compass \| competence \| comprehension \| conception \| coverage \| cut \| deductive power \| degree \| depth \| diameter \| dimension \| dimensions \| dower \| dowry \| efficacy \| efficiency \| endowment \| equipment \| esemplastic power \| expanse \| expansion \| extension \| extent \| facility \| faculty \| fitness \| flair \| force \| forte \| gauge \| genius \| gift \| girth \| grade \| greatness \| height \| ideation \| instinct \| integrative power \| intellect \| intellectual grasp \| intellectual power \| intellectualism \| intellectuality \| intelligence \| intelligence quotient \| interval \| IQ \| knowledge \| largeness \| leap \| length \| level \| long suit \| magnitude \| makings \| mark \| mass \| measure \| measurement \| mental age \| mental capacity \| mental grasp \| mental ratio \| mentality \| merit \| metier \| mother wit \| native wit \| natural endowment \| natural gift \| notch \| nuance \| parts \| pas \| peg \| period \| pitch \| plane \| plateau \| point \| potential \| power \| power of mind \| powers \| proficiency \| proportion \| proportions \| qualification \| radius \| range \| ratio \| rationality \| reach \| reasoning power \| remove \| round \| rung \| sanity \| scale \| scope \| scope of mind \| semidiameter \| sense \| shade \| shadow \| size \| space \| speciality \| spread \| stair \| standard \| stature \| step \| stint \| strong flair \| strong point \| sufficiency \| susceptibility \| talent \| talents \| the goods \| the stuff \| thinking power \| tread \| understanding \| value \| virtue \| volume \| what it takes \| width \| wit \| worth See Also \| degree \| diam \| diameter \| grade \| high quality \| inferiority \| level \| low quality \| superiority Caliber In Webster's Dictionary \Cal"i*ber\, Calibre \Cal"ibre\, n. [F. calibre, perh. fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar. q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. {Calipers}, {Calivere}.] 1. (Gunnery) 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; as, an 8 inch gun, a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber. The caliber of empty tubes. --Reid. A battery composed of three guns of small caliber. --Prescott. Note: The caliber of firearms is expressed in various ways. Cannon are often designated by the weight of a solid spherical shot that will fit the bore; as, a 12-pounder; pieces of ordnance that project shell or hollow shot are designated by the diameter of their bore; as, a 12 inch mortar or a 14 inch shell gun; small arms are designated by hundredths of an inch expressed decimally; as, a rifle of .44 inch caliber. 2. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet or column. 3. Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind. --Burke. {Caliber compasses}. See {Calipers}. {Caliber rule}, a gunner's calipers, an instrument having two scales arranged to determine a ball's weight from its diameter, and conversely. {A ship's caliber}, the weight of her armament.

Caliber Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Caliber?

[n] a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"
[n] diameter of a tube or gun barrel

Synonyms | Synonyms for Caliber: bore | calibre | quality

Caliber In Webster's Dictionary

\Cal"i*ber\, Calibre \Cal"ibre\, n. [F. calibre, perh.
fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what
size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar.
q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. {Calipers}, {Calivere}.]
1. (Gunnery) 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; as, an 8 inch gun,
   a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber.

         The caliber of empty tubes.           --Reid.

         A battery composed of three guns of small caliber.
                                               --Prescott.

Note: The caliber of firearms is expressed in various ways.
      Cannon are often designated by the weight of a solid
      spherical shot that will fit the bore; as, a
      12-pounder; pieces of ordnance that project shell or
      hollow shot are designated by the diameter of their
      bore; as, a 12 inch mortar or a 14 inch shell gun;
      small arms are designated by hundredths of an inch
      expressed decimally; as, a rifle of .44 inch caliber.

2. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet
   or column.

3. Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind. --Burke.

{Caliber compasses}. See {Calipers}.

{Caliber rule}, a gunner's calipers, an instrument having two
   scales arranged to determine a ball's weight from its
   diameter, and conversely.

{A ship's caliber}, the weight of her armament.

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