calibre
n . 口径,才干,器量
口径,才干,器量
calibre 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 \
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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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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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