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Caliber
see synonyms of caliberNoun
a degree or grade of excellence or worth
Example Sentences:'the quality of students has risen''an executive of low caliber'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Caliber
see synonyms of caliber noun
1.
the size of a bullet or shell as measured by its diameter
2.
the diameter of the bore of a gun, usually measured in hundredths of inches or in millimeters
3.
the diameter of a cylindrical body or of its hollowed interior
4.
degree of worth or value of a person or thing; quality or ability
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Caliber
see synonyms of calibern.
1.
a. The diameter of the inside of a round cylinder, such as a tube.
b. The diameter of the bore of a firearm, usually expressed either in millimeters, in inches, or as a decimal fraction of an inch: .45 caliber.
c. The diameter of a projectile such as a bullet or artillery shell, corresponding to the caliber of the firearm from which it is to be fired.
2. Degree of worth; quality: a school of high caliber; an executive of low caliber.
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