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