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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 \ 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 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. [ 1913 Webster] The caliber of empty tubes. -- Reid. [ 1913 Webster] A battery composed of three guns of small caliber. -- Prescott. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet or column. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind. -- Burke. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster] |
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