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caliber
[ kal-uh-ber ]
/ ĖkƦl É bÉr /
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noun
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube: a pipe of three-inch caliber.
Ordnance. the diameter of the bore of a gun taken as a unit of measurement.
degree of capacity or competence; ability: a mathematician of high caliber.
degree of merit or excellence; quality: the high moral caliber of the era.
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Also especially British, calĀ·iĀ·bre .
Origin of caliber
1560ā70; variant of calibre<Middle French āŖ Arabic qÄlib mold, last <Greek kÄlĆ”pous shoe last, equivalent to kÄla- combining form of kĆ¢lon wood + poĆŗs foot (see -pod)
OTHER WORDS FROM caliber
calĀ·iĀ·bered; especially British, calĀ·iĀ·bred, adjectiveWords nearby caliber
Calgon, Calhoun, Calhoun, John C., Cali, Caliban, caliber, calibrate, calibration, calibre, caliceal, calicectasis
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Medical definitions for caliber
caliber
[ kÄlā²É-bÉr ]
n.
The diameter of the inside of a round cylinder, such as a tube.
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