caliber
Gun barrel measurement
Caliber is the internal diameter of a gun barrel, or the diameter of a bullet or shell.
A .22 caliber rifle fires smaller rounds than a .45.
Extended from this, caliber means quality or level of ability: a musician of the highest caliber, We need employees of that caliber.
The British spelling is calibre.
Tiresome individual or drill
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- millimeterThousandth of a meter
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
cylinder · aperture · orifice · nozzle · width · measurement · sizing · dimension
Fired metal projectile
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
muzzle · rifle · pistol · revolver · handgun · shotgun · magnum · ballistics
Outstanding quality or merit
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- prowessOutstanding skill or valor
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
mastery · proficiency · talent · skill · competence · ability · merit · worth
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- finenessPurity or thinness measure
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
specification · micrometer · calipers · vernier · gauge · measurement · graduation · refinement
bore
Tiresome individual or drill
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- millimeterThousandth of a meter
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
tube · cylinder · aperture · orifice · nozzle · width · measurement · sizing · dimension · circumference
bullet
Fired metal projectile
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
chamber · muzzle · rifle · pistol · revolver · handgun · shotgun · magnum · ballistics · gunpowder
excellence
Outstanding quality or merit
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- prowessOutstanding skill or valor
expertise · mastery · proficiency · talent · skill · competence · ability · merit · worth · stature
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- finenessPurity or thinness measure
tolerance · specification · micrometer · calipers · vernier · gauge · measurement · graduation · refinement · detail
- naval gunnerynaval gun, cannons, gunnery drills, guns, naval guns
- ballisticsballistics, bullet, bullet drop, cartridge, trajectory
- Reloadingprimers, powder, brass, bullets, dies
- gun barrelsbarrel length, bore, breech, chamber, grooves
- gun specsbarrel length, muzzle velocity, rate of fire, effective range, magazine capacity
- measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
calibermediocrity
Quality of being average
inferiority · shoddiness · poorness · worthlessness · inadequacy
caliberincompetence
Lack of required skill
inability · incapacity · weakness · ineptitude · inadequacy
- forty-five caliberBullet diameter measurement
- color calibrationAdjusting display accuracy
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