"caliber" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæl.ɪ.bə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkæl.ə.bɚ/ [General-American], /ˈkæl.ɪ.bɚ/ [General-American], /ˈkæl.ə.bə(ɹ)/ [General-Australian] Audio: EN-AU ck1 calibre.ogg [Australia] Forms: calibers [plural]
Etymology: From French calibre (“bore of a gun, size, capacity (literally, and figuratively), also weight”), from Italian calibro. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|calibre||bore of a gun, size, capacity (literally, and figuratively), also weight}} French calibre (“bore of a gun, size, capacity (literally, and figuratively), also weight”), {{der|en|it|calibro}} Italian calibro Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} caliber (countable and uncountable, plural calibers)
  1. Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable Translations (diameter of the bore of a firearm): kalibër [masculine] (Albanian), ⁧عِيَار⁩ (ʕiyār) [masculine] (Arabic), տրամաչափ (tramačʿapʿ) (Armenian), ক্যালিবৰ (kyalibor) (Assamese), çap (Azerbaijani), калі́бр (kalíbr) [masculine] (Belarusian), калі́бар (kalíbar) [masculine] (Belarusian), ক্যালিবার (kêlibar) (Bengali), кали́бър (kalíbǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 口徑 (Chinese Mandarin), 口径 (kǒujìng) (Chinese Mandarin), ráže [feminine] (Czech), ráž [feminine] (Czech), kalibr [masculine] (Czech), kaliber [common-gender] (Danish), kaliber [neuter] (Dutch), kaliiber (Estonian), kaliiperi (Finnish), calibre [masculine] (French), კალიბრი (ḳalibri) (Georgian), Kaliber [neuter] (German), Durchmesser [masculine] (German), Bohrung [feminine] (German), διαμέτρημα (diamétrima) [neuter] (Greek), ⁧קָלִיבֵּר⁩ (kalíber) [masculine] (Hebrew), कैलिबर (kailibar) [masculine] (Hindi), kaliber (Hungarian), calibro [masculine] (Italian), 口径 (kōkei) (alt: こうけい) (Japanese), калибр (kalibr) (Kazakh), 구경 (gugyeong) (alt: 口徑) (Korean), калибр (kalibr) (Kyrgyz), kalibrs [masculine] (Latvian), kalibras [masculine] (Lithuanian), кали́бар (kalíbar) [masculine] (Macedonian), kūpara (Maori), kaliber [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), kaliber [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ⁧چاپ⁩ (çap) (Ottoman Turkish), ⁧کالیبر⁩ (kâlibr) (Persian), kaliber [masculine] (Polish), calibre [masculine] (Portuguese), calibru [neuter] (Romanian), кали́бр (kalíbr) [masculine] (Russian), meudachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), кали́бар [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kalíbar [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kaliber [masculine] (Slovak), kaliber [masculine] (Slovene), calibre [masculine] (Spanish), kaliber [common-gender] (Swedish), kalibre (Tagalog), калибр (kalibr) (Tajik), kalibre (Turkish), çap (Turkish), калі́бр (kalíbr) [masculine] (Ukrainian), kalibr (Uzbek), ca líp (Vietnamese), cỡ (Vietnamese), cữ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-caliber-en-noun-RE9Kp0Cg Categories (other): New Zealand English Disambiguation of New Zealand English: 16 2 35 28 2 3 7 6 Disambiguation of 'diameter of the bore of a firearm': 55 9 5 27 1 1 0 1
  2. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, a projectile, or a column. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable Translations (diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column): տրամաչափ (tramačʿapʿ) (Armenian), кали́бър (kalíbǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 直徑 (Chinese Mandarin), 直径 (zhíjìng) (Chinese Mandarin), Kaliber [neuter] (German), kūpara (Maori), kaliber [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), kaliber [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), calibre [masculine] (Portuguese), meudachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), calibre [masculine] (Spanish), kalibre (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-caliber-en-noun-6dHiYLex Disambiguation of 'diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column': 14 69 2 11 2 2 0 1
  3. A nominal name for a cartridge type, which may not exactly indicate its true size and may include other measurements such as cartridge length or black powder capacity. Eg 7.62×39 or 38.40. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-caliber-en-noun-j2WQmOi8 Categories (other): New Zealand English Disambiguation of New Zealand English: 16 2 35 28 2 3 7 6
  4. Unit of measure used to express the length of the bore of a weapon. The number of calibres is determined by dividing the length of the bore of the weapon, from the breech face of the tube to the muzzle, by the diameter of its bore. A gun tube the bore of which is 40 feet (480 inches) long and 12 inches in diameter is said to be 40 calibers long. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable Translations (unit of measure of the length of the bore of a weapon): տրամաչափ (tramačʿapʿ) (Armenian), kaliber [common-gender] (Danish), Kaliber [neuter] (German), calibre [masculine] (Spanish), kalibre (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-caliber-en-noun-MXaqJhYV Categories (other): New Zealand English Disambiguation of New Zealand English: 16 2 35 28 2 3 7 6 Disambiguation of 'unit of measure of the length of the bore of a weapon': 12 0 7 73 2 1 1 3
  5. (figuratively) Relative size, importance, magnitude. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK, countable, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-caliber-en-noun-bWYIK~Wu
  6. (figuratively) Capacity or compass of mind. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK, countable, figuratively, uncountable Translations (figuratively: capacity or compass of mind): 才幹 (Chinese Mandarin), 才干 (cáigàn) (Chinese Mandarin), kaliber [common-gender] (Danish), format [neuter] (Danish), kaliiperi (Finnish), Kaliber [neuter] (German), Format [neuter] (German), 力量 (rikiryō) (alt: りきりょう) (Japanese), pūmanawa (Maori), kaliber [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), kaliber [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), calaña [feminine] (Spanish), kaliber (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-caliber-en-noun-Z~aY6gdm Disambiguation of 'figuratively: capacity or compass of mind': 1 1 6 2 2 86 1 1
  7. (dated) Degree of importance or station in society. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK, countable, dated, uncountable Translations (obsolete: degree of importance or station in society): Kaliber [neuter] (German), Wert [masculine] (German), Format [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-caliber-en-noun-1Nh-9yIB Disambiguation of 'obsolete: degree of importance or station in society': 0 0 1 2 5 1 90 0
  8. (horology) Movement of a timepiece. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-caliber-en-noun-VJV-M4-J Topics: hobbies, horology, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: calibre (english: more common form in UK etc) Related terms: calibrate, calibration, calipers

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        {
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          "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
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          "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
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        {
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        {
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          "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
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          "roman": "tramačʿapʿ",
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          "sense": "diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column",
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        {
          "_dis1": "14 69 2 11 2 2 0 1",
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          "roman": "zhíjìng",
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          "word": "直径"
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        {
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          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Kaliber"
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        {
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          "sense": "diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column",
          "word": "kūpara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 69 2 11 2 2 0 1",
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          "sense": "diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column",
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          "word": "kaliber"
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        {
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          "word": "kaliber"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 69 2 11 2 2 0 1",
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          ],
          "word": "calibre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 69 2 11 2 2 0 1",
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          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "meudachd"
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        {
          "_dis1": "14 69 2 11 2 2 0 1",
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          ],
          "word": "calibre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 69 2 11 2 2 0 1",
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          "word": "kalibre"
        }
      ]
    },
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        }
      ],
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      ]
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    {
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      ],
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        "Australia",
        "Canada",
        "New-Zealand",
        "UK",
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        {
          "_dis1": "12 0 7 73 2 1 1 3",
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          "word": "kaliber"
        },
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          "sense": "unit of measure of the length of the bore of a weapon",
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          "word": "Kaliber"
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          "word": "才幹"
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          "_dis1": "1 1 6 2 2 86 1 1",
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          "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
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          "word": "Kaliber"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 6 2 2 86 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
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        {
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          "roman": "rikiryō",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 6 2 2 86 1 1",
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          "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
          "word": "pūmanawa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 6 2 2 86 1 1",
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          "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
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          ],
          "word": "kaliber"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 6 2 2 86 1 1",
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          ],
          "word": "kaliber"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 6 2 2 86 1 1",
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          "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
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          "_dis1": "1 1 6 2 2 86 1 1",
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          ],
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      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
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      ],
      "word": "⁧عِيَار⁩"
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    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "kêlibar",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "ক্যালিবার"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kalíbǎr",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кали́бър"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "口徑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kǒujìng",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "口径"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ráže"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ráž"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kalibr"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "kaliiber"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "kaliiperi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calibre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳalibri",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "კალიბრი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Durchmesser"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bohrung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diamétrima",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "διαμέτρημα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kalíber",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧קָלִיבֵּר⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kailibar",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "कैलिबर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calibro"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こうけい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōkei",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "口径"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "kalibr",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "калибр"
    },
    {
      "alt": "口徑",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gugyeong",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "구경"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kalibr",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "калибр"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kalibrs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kalibras"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kalíbar",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кали́бар"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "kūpara"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "çap",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "⁧چاپ⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kâlibr",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "⁧کالیبر⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calibre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "calibru"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kalíbr",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кали́бр"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "meudachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кали́бар"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kalíbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calibre"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "kalibre"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "kalibr",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "калибр"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "kalibre"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "çap"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kalíbr",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "калі́бр"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "kalibr"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "ca líp"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "cỡ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "diameter of the bore of a firearm",
      "word": "cữ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tramačʿapʿ",
      "sense": "diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column",
      "word": "տրամաչափ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kalíbǎr",
      "sense": "diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кали́бър"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column",
      "word": "直徑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhíjìng",
      "sense": "diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column",
      "word": "直径"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column",
      "word": "kūpara"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calibre"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "meudachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calibre"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, projectile or column",
      "word": "kalibre"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tramačʿapʿ",
      "sense": "unit of measure of the length of the bore of a weapon",
      "word": "տրամաչափ"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unit of measure of the length of the bore of a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unit of measure of the length of the bore of a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unit of measure of the length of the bore of a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calibre"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "unit of measure of the length of the bore of a weapon",
      "word": "kalibre"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
      "word": "才幹"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cáigàn",
      "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
      "word": "才干"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "format"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
      "word": "kaliiperi"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Format"
    },
    {
      "alt": "りきりょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rikiryō",
      "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
      "word": "力量"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
      "word": "pūmanawa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "calaña"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "figuratively: capacity or compass of mind",
      "word": "kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "obsolete: degree of importance or station in society",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kaliber"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "obsolete: degree of importance or station in society",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wert"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "obsolete: degree of importance or station in society",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Format"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caliber"
}

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