caliber

CEFRC1

/ˈkæl.ɪ.bə(ɹ)/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The quality or ability of a person or thing.

  2. 02

    noun

    The inside diameter of a gun barrel.

Examples

  • I'm nowhere near her caliber.

  • That is a high caliber rifle.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A nominal name for a cartridge type, which may not exactly indicate its true size and may include other measurements such as cartridge length or black powder capacity. Eg 7.62×39 or 38.40.

  2. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, a projectile, or a column.

  3. Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.

More examples

In context

  • A snort of about the calibre of an explosion in an ammunition dump escaped my late father's sister.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The detective inspected the bullet found at the crime scene to determine its blank.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From French calibre (“bore of a gun, size, capacity (literally, and figuratively), also weight”), from Italian calibro.