CAL

3 letters 5 Scrabble points /kæl/

Definition of CAL

noun

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

  2. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, a projectile, or a column.

  3. 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.

noun

  1. (nutrition) Kilogram calorie or large calorie. A unit of energy 1000 times larger than the gram calorie. It is equivalent to the gram kilocalorie, approximately 4.2 kilojoules.

  2. The gram calorie or small calorie, a non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to approximately 4.2 joules. This unit was widely used in chemistry and physics, being the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters C A L
Length 3 letters
Scrabble Score 5 points

Anagrams of CAL

Words that use the same letters:

ACL ALC LAC LCA

Words Containing "CAL"

AARONICAL ABAPICAL ABBATICAL ABDOMINOVESICAL ABIOGENETICAL ABIOGENETICALLY ABIOLOGICAL ABIOLOGICALLY ABIOTICAL ABIOTICALLY ABLEPTICAL ABLEPTICALLY ACACALLIS ACADEMICAL ACADEMICALLY ACADEMICALS ACAL ACALCULIA ACALE ACALEPH

Words Starting with "CAL"

CALABA CALABAR CALABARI CALABASAS CALABASH CALABASHES CALABAZA CALABAZILLA CALABER CALABOOSE CALABOOSES CALABOZO CALABRASELLA CALABRESE CALABRESI CALABRIA CALABRIAN CALABRIANS CALABUR CALADE

Words Ending with "CAL"

AARONICAL ABAPICAL ABBATICAL ABDOMINOVESICAL ABIOGENETICAL ABIOLOGICAL ABIOTICAL ABLEPTICAL ACADEMICAL ACAL ACALYCAL ACANONICAL ACANTHOLOGICAL ACATEGORICAL ACETOMETRICAL ACHERONTICAL ACHRONICAL ACIDIMETRICAL ACYROLOGICAL ACOUSTICAL