caliber
/ˈkæləbər/
noun
- The quality or level of someone's ability, skill, or character.
- The musician's caliber was evident in every note she played.
- The school attracts students of the highest caliber.
- We need to hire someone of your caliber to lead the project.
- The diameter of a bullet or the inside diameter of a gun barrel.
- The police officer checked the caliber of the weapon at the scene.
- This pistol fires a 9-millimeter caliber round.
- The hunter used a rifle with a .30 caliber bullet.
- The degree of excellence or importance of something.
- The museum displayed art of international caliber.
- The storm was of a caliber rarely seen in this region.
- Her research is of a caliber that could win a major award.