Caliber Definition

kălə-bər
noun
The size of a bullet or shell as measured by its diameter.
Webster's New World
The diameter of the bore of a firearm, usually shown in hundredths or thousandths of an inch and expressed in writing or print in terms of a decimal fraction.
.45 caliber.
American Heritage
The diameter of a cylindrical body or of its hollowed interior.
Webster's New World
The diameter of the bore of a gun, usually measured in hundredths of inches or in millimeters.
Webster's New World
Degree of worth or value of a person or thing; quality or ability.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Caliber

Noun

Singular:
caliber
Plural:
calibers

Origin of Caliber

  • French calibre from Italian calibro from Arabic qālib, qālab mold, shoe tree from Greek kālapous shoemaker's last kālon wood pous foot ped- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Caliber Sentence Examples

  • A family member recently sent in yet another multiple hit failure with a minor caliber pistol.

  • They were incredibly responsive to our needs and the quality of their work was of the highest caliber.

  • The kind of commitment required to manage ' media relations ' on behalf of an international megastar of Macca's caliber cannot be exaggerated.

  • The ideal candidate will be of graduate caliber and have a minim of 2 years commercial sales experience, with a proven track record.

  • Using Robert Annen's small scale ball bearing techniques, Mathys created the world's thinnest hand-wind mechanical movement, which Jean Lassale placed inside the Caliber 1200.

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Words Starting With

CCACAL

Words Ending With

RERBER

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Words Starting With C and Ending With R

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