.22-caliber

1. 1.

   of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures twenty-two hundredths of an inch in diameter

   “a .22 caliber pistol”

   Synonyms.22 caliber.22 calibre.22-calibre

Questions about .22-caliber

What does .22-caliber mean?

.22-caliber means "of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures twenty-two hundredths of an inch in diameter".

How many syllables are in .22-caliber?

.22-caliber has 3 syllables and divides as .22-ca-li-ber under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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