calibre

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæl.ɪ.bə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæl.ə.bɚ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkæl.ə.bə(ɹ)/ Hyphenation: cal‧i‧ber === Noun === calibre (countable and uncountable, plural calibres) (UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc.) Alternative form of caliber. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== calibrate === Anagrams === caliber == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French calibre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kəˈli.βɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kəˈli.bɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [kaˈli.bɾe] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [kaˈli.βɾe] === Noun === calibre m (plural calibres) caliber ==== Derived terms ==== calibrar === Further reading === “calibre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic قَالِب (qālib). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.libʁ/ Rhymes: -ibʁ Hyphenation: ca‧libre === Noun === calibre m (plural calibres) calibre gros calibre ― large calibre, large bore; high calibre ==== Descendants ==== === Verb === calibre inflection of calibrer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “calibre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === ciblera == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ca‧li‧bre === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== calibre m (plural calibres) caliber / calibre (dimension) gauge (mathematics, physics) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== calibre inflection of calibrar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “calibre”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “calibre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈlibɾe/ [kaˈli.β̞ɾe] Rhymes: -ibɾe Syllabification: ca‧li‧bre === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French calibre. Doublet of gálibo. ==== Noun ==== calibre m (plural calibres) calibre calipers jig, gauge (tool) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Tagalog: kalibre === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== calibre inflection of calibrar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “calibre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025