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Meaning of CALIBER

Pronunciation:  'kalubur

WordNet Dictionary
  2. [n]  diameter of a tube or gun barrel

CALIBER is a 7 letter word that starts with C.


 Synonyms: bore, calibre, quality
 See Also: degree, diam, diameter, grade, high quality, inferiority, level, low quality, superiority



Webster's 1913 Dictionary
\Cal"i*ber\, Calibre \Cal"ibre\, n. [F. calibre, perh.
q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. {Calipers}, {Calivere}.]
1. (Gunnery) The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other
   a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber.

         The caliber of empty tubes.           --Reid.

         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
      small arms are designated by hundredths of an inch

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.

Biology Dictionary
 Definition: Caliber refers the cross-sectional area, usually referring to a blood vessel.
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