Caliber — Cal i*ber, 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Gunnery)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caliber — [n1] capacity; character ability, appetency, capability, competence, constitution, dignity, distinction, endowment, essence, faculty, force, gifts, habilitation, merit, nature, parts, power, quality, scope, stature, strength, talent, value,… … New thesaurus
caliber — I (measurement) noun amount, amplitude, area, breadth, broad gauge, broadness, compass, cross dimension, cross measurement, degree, diameter, diameter of a cylindrical body, dimensions, expanse, extent, full size, gauge, girth, grade, magnitude,… … Law dictionary
caliber — 1560s, degree of merit or importance, from M.Fr. calibre (late 15c.), apparently ultimately from Arabic qalib a mold for casting. Arabic also used the word in the sense mold for casting bullets, which is the original literal meaning in English,… … Etymology dictionary
caliber — *quality, stature Analogous words: capability, capacity, *ability: force, *power … New Dictionary of Synonyms
caliber — [kal′ə bər] n. [Fr & Sp, ult. < Ar qālib, a mold, last, < Aram < Gr kalopodion, shoemaker s last, lit., little wooden foot < kalon, wood + pous (gen. podos), FOOT] 1. the size of a bullet or shell as measured by its diameter 2. the… … English World dictionary
Caliber — The term caliber or calibre designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. It comes from the French calibre , itself from qālib (قالب), Arabic word for mold , itself from kalamoys , Greek word for wooden… … Wikipedia
Caliber 2 — Messung mit einem Messschieber Mittels der Kettenverschleißmessung kann die Längung einer Fahrradkette gemessen werden. Das ist nötig, da sich die Kette beim Betrieb des Fahrrades längt. Dann gräbt sie sich in die Ritzel und in die Kettenblätter… … Deutsch Wikipedia
caliber — (cal) 1. a unit used to express the bore of a gun. (The bore is the inside diameter of the gun barrel.) Traditionally, the diameter was stated in inches, so that .22 caliber referred to a pistol having a bore of 0.22 inches (5.588 mm). This… … Dictionary of units of measurement
Caliber .50 — Cal.50: Caliber Fifty Cal.50 Caliber Fifty Éditeur Taito, Romstar (Arcade) Mentrix (Megadrive) Développeur Seta (Arcade) Mentrix (Megadrive) Concepteur Noboru Miyamari (directeur) Jun Fujimoto (producteur) Date de sortie 1989 … Wikipédia en Français
