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Meaning of Caliber in English

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Caliber

see synonyms of caliber

Noun

1. caliber, calibre, quality

a degree or grade of excellence or worth

Example Sentences:
'the quality of students has risen'
'an executive of low caliber'

2. bore, caliber, calibre, gauge

diameter of a tube or gun barrel

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 caliber
n.
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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