magnum

Meaning

1. A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle.
2. A powerful firearm cartridge, often derived from a shorter, less powerful cartridge calibre that uses the same bullet.
3. (broadly) A handgun that fires a cartridge of this calibre; chiefly a revolver, but rarely an autoloader firing an unusually powerful calibre.

Synonyms

demijohn

jeroboam

wine bottle

Translations

magnum

Magnum

magnum

magnum

garrafa grande

زجاجة خمر ضخمة

magnum

μεγάλη φιάλη οίνου

magnum

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæɡnəm/

Etymology

From Latin magnum, neuter of magnus (“great”).
* (bottle): Ellipsis of magnum bonum.
* (handgun): Name registered 1935 by Smith & Wesson Inc., of Springfield, Massachusetts.