English noun: caliber | |||
1. | caliber (attribute) a degree or grade of excellence or worth | ||
Samples | The quality of students has risen. An executive of low caliber. | ||
Synonyms | calibre, quality | ||
Broader (hypernym) | degree, grade, level | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | high quality, inferiority, low quality, superiority | ||
Attribute | inferior, superior | ||
2. | caliber (attribute) diameter of a tube or gun barrel | ||
Synonyms | bore, calibre, gauge | ||
Broader (hypernym) | diam, diameter | ||