Calibre and Power

Calibre

Calibre noun - Diameter of a tube or gun barrel.

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Power and calibre are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Power" instead a noun "Calibre".

Power noun - The right or means to command or control others.

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Calibre and power are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Calibre" instead a noun "Power".

low	low calibre	low power
equal	equal calibre	equal power
sufficient	sufficient calibre	sufficient power
highest	highest calibre	highest power
Other adjectives: different, available, higher.

Ricochet from Outliers, who uses a heavy-calibre sniper rifle and stun rounds due to her power involving ricochets.

Source: Superhero Packing Heat
Rommel would order his Panzers to retreat, drawing the Allied armor into range of his 88mm AA gun emplacements, the power of which could disable virtually any allied tanks fielded at the time due to its high calibre and muzzle velocity.

Source: Defensive Feint Trap
The 5.56x45mm NATO round, as used in the AR-15 and M4, is of equal calibre to the .22 rimfire, but is twice as heavy and has twice the muzzle velocity of the .22, giving it power comparable to the .44 Magnum round.

Source: Little Useless Gun

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