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Noun

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Caliber \Cal"i*ber\, Calibre \Cal"ibre\, n. [F. calibre, perh.
fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what
size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar.
q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. Calipers, Calivere.]
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1. (Gunnery) The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other
firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the
projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8 inch gun,
a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber.
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The caliber of empty tubes. --Reid.
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A battery composed of three guns of small caliber.
--Prescott.
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Note: The caliber of firearms is expressed in various ways.
Cannon are often designated by the weight of a solid
spherical shot that will fit the bore; as, a
12-pounder; pieces of ordnance that project shell or
hollow shot are designated by the diameter of their
bore; as, a 12 inch mortar or a 14 inch shell gun;
small arms are designated by hundredths of an inch
expressed decimally; as, a rifle of .44 inch caliber.
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2. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet
or column.
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3. Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind. --Burke.
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Caliber compasses. See Calipers.

Caliber rule, a gunner's calipers, an instrument having two
scales arranged to determine a ball's weight from its
diameter, and conversely.

A ship's caliber, the weight of her armament.
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WordNet caliber
n 1: a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of
students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" [syn:
quality, calibre]
2: diameter of a tube or gun barrel [syn: bore, gauge, calibre]

Moby Dictionary
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area , bigness , body , bore , breadth , bulk , bump , capability ,
capableness , capacity , class , compass , competence , comprehension ,
conception , coverage , cut , deductive power , degree , depth ,
diameter , dimension , dimensions , dower , dowry , efficacy ,
efficiency , endowment , equipment , esemplastic power , expanse ,
expansion , extension , extent , facility , faculty , fitness , flair ,
force , forte , gauge , genius , gift , girth , grade , greatness , height ,
ideation , instinct , integrative power , intellect ,
intellectual grasp , intellectual power , intellectualism ,
intellectuality , intelligence , intelligence quotient , interval ,
knowledge , largeness , leap , length , level , long suit , magnitude ,
makings , mark , mass , measure , measurement , mental age ,
mental capacity , mental grasp , mental ratio , mentality , merit ,
metier , mother wit , native wit , natural endowment , natural gift ,
notch , nuance , parts , pas , peg , period , pitch , plane , plateau ,
point , potential , power , power of mind , powers , proficiency ,
proportion , proportions , qualification , radius , range , ratio ,
rationality , reach , reasoning power , remove , round , rung , sanity ,
scale , scope , scope of mind , semidiameter , sense , shade , shadow ,
size , space , speciality , spread , stair , standard , stature , step ,
stint , strong flair , strong point , sufficiency , susceptibility ,
talent , talents , the goods , the stuff , thinking power , tread ,
understanding , value , virtue , volume , what it takes , width , wit ,
worth