caliber 音标拼音: [k'æləbɚ]
n . 口径,才干,器量
口径,才干,器量
caliber n 1 :
a degree or grade of excellence or worth ; "
the quality of students has risen "; "
an executive of low caliber " [
synonym :
{
quality }, {
caliber }, {
calibre }]
2 :
diameter of a tube or gun barrel [
synonym : {
bore }, {
gauge },
{
caliber }, {
calibre }]
Caliber \
Cal "
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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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1913 Webster ]
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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1913 Webster ]
150 Moby Thesaurus words for "
caliber ":
IQ ,
ability ,
ableness ,
adequacy ,
amount ,
amplitude ,
apprehension ,
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
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