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кали́бр — meaning in English

kalibr

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English meaning

  • bore verb To make someone feel uninterested and tired through dullness.
  • caliber noun The internal diameter of a gun barrel, or the diameter of a bullet.
  • gauge verb To measure something precisely, especially using a dedicated instrument.
  • stature noun A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.

Senses

кали́бр is used for these senses in English:

  • bore The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.
  • caliber 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.
  • gauge A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
  • gauge (mathematics, analysis) A semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space.
  • stature Respect (social standing#Noun) coming from achievement or development.

bore — full definition

  1. verb To make someone feel uninterested and tired through dullness.
  2. verb To drill a hole through something.
  3. noun A person or thing that is dull and uninteresting.
  4. noun The inner diameter of a tube or gun barrel.

caliber — full definition

  1. noun The internal diameter of a gun barrel, or the diameter of a bullet.
  2. noun The level of quality, ability, or importance a person or thing has.

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