Definition
Plural of caliber; either the diameters of gun barrels or bullets, or the levels of quality or ability something possesses.
Etymology
Plural form of caliber, from French calibre via Arabic qālib. The word entered English in the 16th century through military terminology but expanded metaphorically to mean quality or standard.
Kelly Says
A single word describes both the literal width of a bullet AND the quality of a person's character—medieval gunsmiths would be amazed their technical term became a way to judge human excellence!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
calibrated
kali-bre-ted
CACatalà
calibres
ka-li-bres
CSČeština
kalibre
kali-bre
DEDeutsch
Kaliber
ka-li-ber
ELΕλληνικά
καλιβρ
kali-vr
ESEspañol
calibres
kali-bres
FISuomi
kaliiberit
kali-ibe-rit
FRFrançais
calibres
kali-brez
HUMagyar
kaliber
ka-li-ber
IDBahasa Indonesia
kaliber
kali-ber
ITItaliano
calibri
kali-bri
KMKM
calibrate
ka-li-breyt
MSBahasa Melayu
kaliber
kali-ber
NLNederlands
kaliber
kali-ber
PLPolski
kalibre
kali-bre
PTPortuguês
calibres
kali-bres
RORomână
calibre
kali-bre
RUРусский
калибры
kali-bry
SVSvenska
kaliber
kali-ber
SWKiswahili
calibri
ka-li-bri
TEతెలుగు
పరిమాణం
pa-ri-ma-na-m
TRTürkçe
kalibreler
kali-breh-ler
UKУкраїнська
калібри
kali-bry
URاردو
کالیبریں
kali-bri-n
VITiếng Việt
kaliber
ka-li-ber
ZUZU
ikalibre
i-ka-li-bre