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caliber
English
Alternative forms
- calibre (more common form in UK etc)
Etymology
From French calibre (“bore of a gun, size, capacity (literally, and figuratively), also weight”), from Italian calibro.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kæl.?.b?(?)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?kæl.?.b?/
- Hyphenation: cal?i?bre
Noun
caliber (countable and uncountable, plural calibers) (British spelling, Australia, Canada, New Zealand)
- Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.
- The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, a projectile, or a column.
- 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.
- 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.
- (figuratively) Relative size, importance, magnitude.
- (figuratively) Capacity or compass of mind.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Burke to this entry?)
- (dated) Degree of importance or station in society.
Related terms
- calibrate
- calibration
- calipers
Translations
References
- caliber in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- caliber in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
References
The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Clarendon Press, 1989.
Anagrams
- calibre
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stature
English
Etymology
From Old French stature, from Latin stat?ra.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?stæt?.?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?stæt?.?/
- Rhymes: -æt??(?)
- Hyphenation: stat?ure
Noun
stature (countable and uncountable, plural statures)
- A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
- Respect coming from achievement or development.
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “stature”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- Sautter, Steuart, astuter, rutates
Italian
Noun
stature f
- plural of statura
Anagrams
- sturate, turaste, urtaste
Latin
Participle
stat?re
- vocative masculine singular of stat?rus
Middle English
Noun
stature (plural statures)
- stature (height, tallness)
Descendants
- English: stature
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