calibre

See also: calibré

English

Pronunciation

Noun

calibre (countable and uncountable, plural calibres)

  1. (UK, Canada, etc.) Alternative form of caliber.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَالِب (qālib).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.libʁ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ibʁ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧libre

Noun

calibre m (plural calibres)

  1. calibre
    gros calibrelarge calibre, large bore; high calibre

Descendants

Verb

calibre

  1. inflection of calibrer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈli.bɾi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈli.bɾe/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈli.bɾɨ/ [kɐˈli.βɾɨ]

  • Hyphenation: ca‧li‧bre

Noun

calibre m (plural calibres)

  1. caliber / calibre (dimension)
  2. gauge (mathematics, physics)

Verb

calibre

  1. inflection of calibrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈlibɾe/ [kaˈli.β̞ɾe]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ibɾe
  • Syllabification: ca‧li‧bre

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French calibre. Doublet of gálibo.

Noun

calibre m (plural calibres)

  1. calibre
  2. calipers
  3. jig, gauge (tool)
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

calibre

  1. inflection of calibrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

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