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Caliber compasses
Compasses Com"pass*es, n., pl. An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures, etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches, or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they move. Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring without adjustable points are generally called dividers. See Dividers. Bow compasses. See Bow-compass. Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers. Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under Proportional, etc.
Subcaliber
Subcaliber Sub*cal"i*ber, a. Smaller than the caliber of a firearm. [Written also subcalibre.] Subcaliber projectile, a projectile having a smaller diameter than the caliber of the arm from which it is fired, and to which it is fitted by means of a sabot. --Knight.
Subcaliber projectile
Subcaliber Sub*cal"i*ber, a. Smaller than the caliber of a firearm. [Written also subcalibre.] Subcaliber projectile, a projectile having a smaller diameter than the caliber of the arm from which it is fired, and to which it is fitted by means of a sabot. --Knight.

Meaning of caliber from wikipedia

- not artillery, where a different definition may apply[citation needed], caliber (or calibre; sometimes abbreviated as "cal") is the specified nominal internal...
- .38 caliber is a frequently used name for the caliber of firearms and firearm cartridges. The .38 is a large firearm cartridge (anything larger than ...
- .177 caliber or 4.5 mm caliber is the smallest diameter of pellets and BB shots widely used in air guns, and is the only caliber generally accepted for...
- .22 caliber, or 5.6 mm, refers to a common firearms bore diameter of 0.22 inch (5.6 mm) in both rimfire and centerfire cartridges. Cartridges in this...
- .44 caliber is a family of large-caliber firearm cartridges and firearms, particularly revolvers. The most well-known is the .44 Magnum which uses a 0...
- The M2 machine gun or Browning .50 caliber machine gun (informally, "Ma Deuce") is a heavy machine gun that was designed near the end of World War I by...
- 20 mm caliber is a specific size of po****r autocannon ammunition. The dividing line between smaller-caliber weapons, commonly called "guns", from larger-caliber...
- .25 caliber may refer to the following firearms cartridges: 6 mm caliber ".25-06 Remington Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine" data from Accurate...
- Colt) cartridge is a very po****r caliber due to its low velocity and relatively high stopping power. This caliber is ****ociated most with the Colt M1911...
- 62 mm caliber is a nominal caliber used for a number of different cartridges. Historically, this class of cartridge was commonly known as .30 caliber, the...