CALIBER


Meaning of CALIBER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or cal·i·bre ˈka-lə-bər, Brit also kə-ˈlē-

Etymology: Middle French calibre, from Old Italian calibro, from Arabic qālib shoemaker's last

Date: 1567

1.

a. : degree of mental capacity or moral quality

b. : degree of excellence or importance

2.

a. : the diameter of a bullet or other projectile

b. : the diameter of a bore of a gun usually expressed in hundredths or thousandths of an inch and typically written as a decimal fraction

.32 caliber

3. : the diameter of a round or cylindrical body ; especially : the internal diameter of a hollow cylinder

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.