caliber /cal·i·ber/ (kal´ĭ-ber) the diameter of the opening of a canal or tube.
caliber
caliber
cal·i·ber (k l  -br)n. The diameter of the inside of a round cylinder, such as a tube. |
caliber
[kal′ibər]
Etymology: Fr, calibre, bore of a gun
1 also spelled calibre. the inside diameter of a tube or a canal, such as a blood vessel.
2 measure of quality.
caliber
the diameter of the lumen of a canal or tube.
caliber
The diameter of a tube or cylinder Forensic pathology The diameter of a bullet measured in hundredths of an inch–in the US and in English-speaking countries Common bullet calibers.22,.25,.30,.32,.38, and.45; in
other–'metric' countries, calibers are measured in millimeters–eg,.38 caliber corresponds to 9 mm. See Ballistics, Gauge, Yaw.
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