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- Dictionarycalibre/ˈkalɪbə/
noun
- 1. the quality of someone's character or the level of their ability: "they could ill afford to lose a man of his calibre" Similar
- 2. the internal diameter or bore of a gun barrel: "a small-calibre revolver" Similar
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CALIBRE definition: 1. the quality of someone or something, especially someone's ability: 2. the width of the inside…. Learn more.
1. a. : degree of mental capacity or moral quality. teachers of high caliber. b. : degree of excellence or importance. the caliber of instruction. 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.
CALIBRE meaning: 1. the quality of someone or something, especially someone's ability: 2. the width of the inside…. Learn more.
[countable] the measurement from one side of the inside of a tube or gun to the other; the measurement from one side of a bullet to the other. a high calibre weapon. a .22 calibre bullet. Word Origin. Check pronunciation: calibre. Definition of calibre noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
noun. 1. worth, quality, ability, talent, gifts, capacity, merit, distinction, faculty, endowment, stature I was impressed by the high calibre of the candidates. 2. standard, level, quality, grade The calibre of the teaching here is very high.
CALIBRE definition: 1. the quality or level of ability of someone or something: 2. the measurement across the inside…. Learn more.
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:
calibre meaning, definition, what is calibre: the level of quality or ability that som...: Learn more.
calibres. Definitions of calibre. noun. diameter of a tube or gun barrel. synonyms: bore, caliber, gauge. see more. noun. a degree or grade of excellence or worth. synonyms: caliber, quality.
Calibre definition: the diameter of a cylindrical body, esp the internal diameter of a tube or the bore of a firearm. See examples of CALIBRE used in a sentence.
