Definition of Caliber
Caliber
cal·i·ber
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
the quality of someone's ability/skill, expertise, or character;
e.g. A professor of such high caliber as her is valuable to the university.
(noun)
broadly, the standard of something's excellence or the degree of its importance;
e.g. Their team produces a high caliber of work and is supported by generous funding.
(noun)
the internal diameter of a cylindrical body, especially one that is hollow such as a tube or the barrel of a gun;
e.g. She recognized the small caliber of the gun she had seen the previous day.
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