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caliber

Noun

∙ American standard spelling of calibre.

BABYLON ENGLISH
caliber n.
diameter (of a gun barrel, artery, etc.); quality; importance

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
caliber
caliber
\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. qālib 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. a battery composed of three guns of small caliber.
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 of44 inch caliber.
2. the diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet or column.
3. fig.: capacity or compass of mind.
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.
similar words(3)

a ship`s caliber
caliber compasses
caliber rule

WORDNET 2.0
caliber
Noun
1. a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"
(synonym) quality, calibre
(hypernym) degree, grade, level
(hyponym) superiority, high quality
(attribute) superior
2. diameter of a tube or gun barrel
(synonym) bore, gauge, calibre
(hypernym) diameter, diam
(derivation) calibrate

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Caliber
In guns, particularly firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel, or the diameter of the projectile it fires, in hundredths or sometimes thousandths of an inch. For example, a 45 caliber firearm has a barrel diameter of .45 of an inch. Barrel diameters can also be expressed using metric dimensions, as in "9mm pistol." When the barrel diameter is given in inches, the abbreviation "cal" (for "caliber") can be used. For example, a small-bore rifle with a diameter of 0.22 inches can be referred to as .22 or a .22 cal; however, the decimal point is generally dropped when spoken, making it a "twenty-two caliber" or a "two-two caliber rifle".
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

caliber

Noun

∙ American standard spelling of calibre.

BABYLON ENGLISH
caliber n.
diameter (of a gun barrel, artery, etc.); quality; importance

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
caliber
caliber
\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. qālib 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. a battery composed of three guns of small caliber.
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 of44 inch caliber.
2. the diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet or column.
3. fig.: capacity or compass of mind.
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.
similar words(3)

a ship`s caliber
caliber compasses
caliber rule

WORDNET 2.0
caliber
Noun
1. a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"
(synonym) quality, calibre
(hypernym) degree, grade, level
(hyponym) superiority, high quality
(attribute) superior
2. diameter of a tube or gun barrel
(synonym) bore, gauge, calibre
(hypernym) diameter, diam
(derivation) calibrate

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Caliber
In guns, particularly firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel, or the diameter of the projectile it fires, in hundredths or sometimes thousandths of an inch. For example, a 45 caliber firearm has a barrel diameter of .45 of an inch. Barrel diameters can also be expressed using metric dimensions, as in "9mm pistol." When the barrel diameter is given in inches, the abbreviation "cal" (for "caliber") can be used. For example, a small-bore rifle with a diameter of 0.22 inches can be referred to as .22 or a .22 cal; however, the decimal point is generally dropped when spoken, making it a "twenty-two caliber" or a "two-two caliber rifle".
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