Used attributively before another noun to specify the diameter of a firearm barrel or the size/quality of something, e.g., “.30-caliber rifle,” “high-caliber work.”

Definitionen

calibersubstantiv

The diameter of a bullet, shell, or barrel of a gun, typically measured in millimeters or inches.

The rifle has a caliber of 7.62 millimeters.

The quality or level of someone's ability or performance.

The caliber of the candidates for the job was exceptionally high.

caliberadjektiv

Attributive: Relating to or denoting the diameter of a firearm barrel or the size of ammunition (or, figuratively, the quality of something) when placed before another noun.

Officers seized a 9 mm caliber handgun during the raid.