Caliber Meaning
/ˈkæl.ɪ.bə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounDiameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.
nounThe diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, a projectile, or a column.
Sentence Examples
That is a high caliber rifle.
I'm nowhere near her caliber.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The detective inspected the bullet found at the crime scene to determine its ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The school attracts students of a very high ____ from all over city.
Word Origin & History
From French calibre (“bore of a gun, size, capacity (literally, and figuratively), also weight”), from Italian calibro.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A snort of about the calibre of an explosion in an ammunition dump escaped my late father's sister."
— 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XIII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The detective inspected the bullet found at the crime scene to determine its ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The school attracts students of a very high ____ from all over city.