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   cal·i·ber

   /ˈkaləbər/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of someone's character or the level of their ability: "they could ill afford to lose a man of his caliber" Similar qualitymeritdistinctioncharacterworthstatureexcellencesuperiorityeminencepreeminenceabilityexpertisetalentcapabilitycapacityproficiencycompetencegiftsendowmentsstrengthsqualifications
   • ▪ the standard reached by something: "educational facilities of a very high caliber" Similar standardlevelgradequality
   • 2. the internal diameter or bore of a gun barrel: "a .22 caliber repeater rifle" Similar borediametergaugesizemeasure
   • ▪ the diameter of a bullet, shell, or rocket.
   • ▪ the diameter of a circular body, such as a tube, blood vessel, or fiber: "the reduction in caliber of arterial vessels"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘social standing or importance’): from French, from Italian calibro, perhaps from Arabic qālib ‘mold’, based on Greek kalapous ‘shoemaker's last’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. calibered adjective

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