CALIBRE


Meaning of CALIBRE in English

[ 'kalɪbə ]

( US caliber )

■ noun

1》 quality of character or level of ability.

↘the standard reached by something.

2》 the internal diameter of a gun barrel.

↘the diameter of a bullet, shell, or rocket.

Derivatives

~d adjective

Origin

C16 (in the sense 'social standing'): from Fr., from Ital. calibro , perh. from Arab. ḳālib 'mould'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.