HyperDic: caliber

English > 2 senses of the word caliber:
NOUNattributecaliber, quality, calibrea degree or grade of excellence / excellence or worth
attributecaliber, bore, gauge, calibrediameter of a tube or gun barrel
caliber > pronunciation
Soundskae'lahber
Rhymesabsorber ... weber / Weber: 72 rhymes with ber...
English > caliber: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
MeaningA degree or grade of excellence / excellence or worth.
Example "an executive of low caliber"
Synonymsquality, calibre
AttributesinferiorOf low or inferior quality
superiorOf high or superior quality or performance
Narrowerinferiority, low qualityAn inferior quality
superiority, high qualityThe quality of being superior
Broaderdegree, grade, levelA position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
Spanishcalibre, cualidad, embergadura
Catalancalibre, embergadura, qualitat
English > caliber: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaningdiameter of a tube or gun barrel.
Synonymsbore, gauge, calibre
Broaderdiameter, diamThe length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
Spanishcalibre, diámetro, medida estándar
Catalancalibre
Adjectives.22 caliber, .22-caliberof or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures twenty-two hundredths of an inch in diameter
.38 caliber, .38-caliberof or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in diameter
.45 caliber, .45-caliberof or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures forty-five hundredths of an inch in diameter
Verbscalibratemeasure the caliber of

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