[американский вариант английского языка]; смотри значение calibre
1) металлургия и металлообработка калибр, ручей (валка) 2) калибр; диаметр
1) калибр; диаметр 2) ручей (валка)
or calibre noun Etymology: Middle French calibre, from Old Italian calibro, from Arabic qālib shoemaker's last 1. a. degree of mental capacity or moral quality b. degree of excellence or importance 2. a. the diameter of a bullet or other projectile b. the diameter of a bore of a gun usually expressed in hundredths or thousandths of an inch and typically written as a decimal fraction Example: .32 caliber 3. the diameter of a round or cylindrical body; especially the internal diameter of a hollow cylinder