Words Like CALIBER

We have put together a list of words that are similar to CALIBER.

6 Alternative Words Similar to caliber

1 Quality Noun      Synonym Words Like Quality
2 Calibre Noun      Synonym Words Like Calibre
3 Gauge Noun      Synonym Words Like Gauge
4 Degree Noun      Synonym Words Like Degree
5 Grade Noun      Synonym Words Like Grade
6 Level Noun      Synonym Words Like Level

2 examples of caliber

1 an 8 inch gun, a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber
2 an executive of low caliber

10 definitions of caliber

1 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.
2 The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet or column.
3 Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind.
4 a degree or grade of excellence or worth
5 diameter of a tube or gun barrel
6 The diameter of the inside of a round cylinder, such as a tube.
7 The diameter of the bore of a firearm, usually shown in hundredths or thousandths of an inch and expressed in writing or print in terms of a decimal fraction: .45 caliber.
8 The diameter of a large projectile, such as an artillery shell, measured in millimeters or in inches.
9 Degree of worth; quality: a school of high caliber; an executive of low caliber.
10 The diameter of a body, especially of the hollow inside of a cylinder: as, the caliber of a piece of ordnance or other firearm.
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