Capacity or compass of mind.
A nominal name for a cartridge type, which may not exactly indicate its true size and may include other measurements such as cartridge length or black powder capacity. Eg 7.62×39 or 38.40.
The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, a projectile, or a column.
Relative size, importance, magnitude.
Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.
Unit of measure used to express the length of the bore of a weapon. The number of calibres is determined by dividing the length of the bore of the weapon, from the breech face of the tube to the muzzle, by the diameter of its bore. A gun tube the bore of which is 40 feet (480 inches) long and 12 inches in diameter is said to be 40 calibers long.
Movement of a timepiece.
The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.
Spontaneous love, affection, or reverence, especially between parent and child.
The need to urinate and defecate.
The distinguishing characteristic of a person or thing, understood as its general class, sort, type, etc.
Sexual desire.
The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.
The vital functions or strength of someone or something, especially (now dialect) as requiring nourishment or careful maintenance or (medicine) as a force of regeneration without special treatment.