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caliber

B2 noun

caliber /ˈkæl.ə.bɚ/ nghĩa là ca líp, cỡ, cữ

Các nghĩa

  1. ca líp · cỡ · cữ

    Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.

    us · countable · uncountable

    That is a high caliber rifle.

    I'm nowhere near her caliber.

  2. đường kính

    The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, a projectile, or a column.

    us · countable · uncountable

  3. cỡ đạn

    A nominal name for a cartridge type, which may not exactly indicate its true size and may include other measurements such as cartridge length or black powder capacity. Eg 7.62×39 or 38.40.

    us · countable · uncountable

  4. chiều dài nòng (tính theo đường kính)

    Unit of measure used to express the length of the bore of a weapon. The number of calibres is determined by dividing the length of the bore of the weapon, from the breech face of the tube to the muzzle, by the diameter of its bore. A gun tube the bore of which is 40 feet (480 inches) long and 12 inches in diameter is said to be 40 calibers long.

    us · countable · uncountable

  5. tầm cỡ

    Relative size, importance, magnitude.

    us · countable · figuratively · uncountable

    A snort of about the calibre of an explosion in an ammunition dump escaped my late father's sister.

  6. năng lực, tầm vóc trí tuệ

    Capacity or compass of mind.

    us · countable · figuratively · uncountable

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  1. cỡ máy (đồng hồ)

    Movement of a timepiece.

    us · countable · uncountable

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