caliber vs order of magnitude

caliber

noun
  • Relative size, importance, magnitude. 

  • 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. 

  • Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands. 

  • Capacity or compass of mind. 

  • 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. 

order of magnitude

noun
  • The class of scale or magnitude of any amount, where each class contains values of a fixed ratio (most often 10) to the class preceding it. For example, something that is 2 orders of magnitude larger is 100 times larger, something that is 3 orders of magnitude larger is 1000 times larger, and something that is 6 orders of magnitude larger is a million times larger, because 10² = 100, 10³ = 1000, and 10⁶ = a million. 

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