Caliber — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a degree or grade of excellence or worth

diameter of a tube or gun barrel

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɪbɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪkɹiːˌeɪtˈɪvɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪkɹiːˌeɪtˈɪvɪti/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈælɪbɚ/.

Examples

the quality of students has risen
an executive of low caliber

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gauge quality calibre bore

Parts of Speech

noun	a degree or grade of excellence or worth “the quality of students has risen”
noun	diameter of a tube or gun barrel

Word Forms

qualify	verb	prove capable or fit; meet requirements
bore	verb	make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
calibrate	verb	measure the caliber of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kaliber

ein Abschluss oder Grad von Exzellenz oder Wert

🇫🇷French

calibre

un diplôme ou un grade d'excellence ou une valeur

🇪🇸Spanish

calibre

un grado o grado de excelencia o valor

🇮🇹Italian

calibro

un grado o un grado di eccellenza o di valore

🇳🇱Dutch

kaliber

een graad of graad van uitmuntendheid of waarde

🇵🇹Portuguese

calibre

um grau ou nota de excelência ou valor

🇷🇺Russian

калибр

степень или степень превосходства или ценности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कैलिबर

उत्कृष्टता या मूल्य की कोई डिग्री या ग्रेड

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যালিবার

একটি ডিগ্রি বা শ্রেষ্ঠত্ব বা মূল্যের গ্রেড

🇮🇳Tamil

திறன்

ஒரு பட்டம் அல்லது சிறந்த தரம் அல்லது மதிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

క్యాలిబర్

శ్రేష్ఠత లేదా విలువ యొక్క డిగ్రీ లేదా గ్రేడ్

🇮🇳Marathi

कॅलिबर

पदवी किंवा उत्कृष्टता किंवा मूल्याची श्रेणी

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેલિબર

શ્રેષ્ઠતા અથવા મૂલ્યની ડિગ્રી અથવા ગ્રેડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಬರ್

ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮೌಲ್ಯದ ಪದವಿ ಅಥವಾ ದರ್ಜೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാലിബർ

ഒരു ബിരുദം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മികവിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മൂല്യത്തിൻ്റെ ഗ്രേഡ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਲੀਬਰ

ਇੱਕ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਉੱਤਮਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਮੁੱਲ ਦਾ ਗ੍ਰੇਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

صلاحیت

ایک ڈگری یا عمدگی یا قابلیت کا درجہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

口径

卓越或价值的学位或等级

🇯🇵Japanese

口径

優秀さまたは価値のある学位または等級

🇰🇷Korean

구경

우수성 또는 가치의 정도 또는 등급

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cỡ nòng

một mức độ hoặc mức độ xuất sắc hoặc giá trị

🇹🇭Thai

ความสามารถ

ระดับหรือระดับความเป็นเลิศหรือคุณค่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

kaliber

gelar atau tingkat keunggulan atau nilai

🇵🇭Filipino

kalibre

isang antas o grado ng kahusayan o halaga

🇲🇾Malay

berkaliber

ijazah atau gred kecemerlangan atau nilai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عيار

درجة أو درجة التميز أو القيمة

🇮🇷Persian

کالیبر

درجه یا درجه عالی یا ارزش

🇹🇷Turkish

kalibre

mükemmellik veya değer derecesi veya derecesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָלִיבֶּר

תואר או ציון של הצטיינות או ערך

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The primary meaning of 'caliber' is 'a degree or grade of excellence or worth'.

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