Definition of Calibres

1. calibre [n] - See also: calibre

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calibres

calibrachoas
calibrant
calibrants
calibratable
calibrate
calibrated
calibrated focal length
calibrates
calibrating
calibration
calibrations
calibrator
calibrators
calibre
calibred
calibres (current term)
caliceal
calicectasis
calicectomy
calices
calices renales majores
calices renales minores
caliche
caliche-topped
calicheamicin
calicheamicins
caliches
caliciform
caliciform cell
calicine

Literary usage of Calibres

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The length of the shot being denoted by I and the calibre by d, and the length in calibres by x ЦЛ-га/гЬ-х, (16) (18) 52. IIP the steady motion the centre ..."

2. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1903)
"THE STOWAGE OF THE LARGER calibres OF FIXED AMMUNITION. By MIDSHIPMAN ALFRED G. HOWE, USN This article is not in any way intended as a suggestion of a new ..."

3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"... different calibres, stacked on M ; total, two thousand five hundred. Sixty- •AV: \Yv<yv\eo.Tid Enfield cartridges, calibre five ..."

4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1871)
"The three guns at Shoeburyness have each ten barrels, and are of the respective calibres of .75 in., .65 in., ..."

5. The Merv Oasis: Travels and Adventures East of the Caspian During the Years by Edmund O'Donovan (1883)
"... fortress —Foulness of Murgab—Distant view of old cities—Captured artillery - Miscellaneous calibres—Dilapidation—Unbusinesslike ideas—Promenade with the ..."

6. The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1871)
"The throe guns at Shoeburyness have each ten barrels, and are of the respective calibres of .75 in., ..."

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