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DictionarycaliberQuality or ability
noun

caliber

KAL-uh-ber/ˈkæləbər/

The level of quality or ability something has.

The bowls vary in caliber, from roughly shaped to finely finished.

Three wooden bowls progress from rough jagged workmanship to smooth precision.
Etymology
calibreFrenchcaliber or degree of merit; deeper origin disputed

A measure of gun-bore size was already used for degree of merit, though the deeper origin is uncertain.

More examples

  • The orchestra attracts musicians of high caliber.
  • We need tools of the same caliber.

Forms

caliber

Similar words

quality
Is the general level of excellence.
standard
Often names a benchmark used to judge quality.