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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
     q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. Calipers, Calivere.]
     [1913 Webster]
     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]
  
     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 of .44 inch caliber.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet
        or column.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind. --Burke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
     q[=a]lib 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.           --Reid.
  
              A battery composed of three guns of small caliber.
                                                    --Prescott.
  
     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 of .44 inch caliber.
  
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  calibre
       n 1: a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of
            students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" [syn:
             quality, caliber]
       2: diameter of a tube or gun barrel [syn: bore, gauge, caliber]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  calibre
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 η εσωτερική διάμετρος ενός σωλήνας· η εσωτερική διάμετρος ενός
  όπλου, κανόνι...
     2 (ετ τεχνολογία fr) συσκευή μέτρησης των διάσταση μηχανικών εξάρτημα
     3 (κτεπε)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  calibre
     n.
     (alt form en caliber)
     Portuguese n.
     1 caliber / (l en calibre) (dimension)
     2 gauge (mathematics, physics)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: calibrar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  calibre
     n.
     (alt form en caliber)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  calibre
     n.
     (alt form en caliber)
     Portuguese n.
     1 caliber / (l en calibre) (dimension)
     2 gauge (mathematics, physics)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: calibrar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  calibre
     n.
     (alt form en caliber)
     Portuguese n.
     1 caliber / (l en calibre) (dimension)
     2 gauge (mathematics, physics)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: calibrar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  calibre
     Espanja n.
     1 putken sisämitan halkaisija
     2 kaliiperi
     3 työntömitta

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  calibre
     Engelska n.
     kaliber

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Calibre /kˈalɪbˌə/
  المقدرة