calibre

Variant of caliber

caliber definition

cali·ber (kal′ə bər)

noun

  1. the size of a bullet or shell as measured by its diameter
  2. the diameter of the bore of a gun, usually measured in hundredths of inches or in millimeters
  3. the diameter of a cylindrical body or of its hollowed interior
  4. degree of worth or value of a person or thing; quality or ability

Etymology: Fr & Sp, ult. < Ar qālib, a mold, last, < Aram < Gr kalopodion, shoemaker's last, lit., little wooden foot < kalon, wood + pous (gen. podos), foot

Also, esp. Brit., calibre cal′i·bre

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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