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   calibre

   /ˈkalɪbə/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of someone's character or the level of their ability: "they could ill afford to lose a man of his calibre" Similar qualitymeritdistinctioncharacterworthstatureexcellencesuperiorityeminencepre-eminenceabilityexpertisetalentcapabilitycapacityproficiencycompetencegiftsendowmentsstrengthsqualifications
   • ▪ the standard reached by something: "educational facilities of a very high calibre" Similar standardlevelgradequality
   • 2. the internal diameter or bore of a gun barrel: "a small-calibre revolver" Similar borediametergaugesizemeasure
   • ▪ the diameter of a bullet, shell, or rocket.
   • ▪ the diameter of a body of circular section, such as a tube, blood vessel, or fibre: "the reduction in calibre of arterial vessels"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘social standing or importance’): from French, from Italian calibro, perhaps from Arabic qālib ‘mould’, based on Greek kalapous ‘shoemaker's last’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. calibred adjective

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   Weights and Measures the diameter of something of circular section, esp. that of the inside of a tube: a pipe of three-inch caliber. Military [Ordn.]the diameter of the bore of a gun taken as a unit of measurement. degree of capacity or competence; ability: a mathematician of high caliber.

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   CALIBER meaning: 1 : level of excellence, skill, etc.; 2 : a measurement of the width of a bullet or a gun barrel

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   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. [1913 Webster] The caliber of empty tubes. --Reid. [1913 Webster] A battery composed of three guns of small caliber. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]

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   calibre: The one stop solution for all your e-book needs. Comprehensive e-book software.

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