Magnum
Magnum (mag"num) , noun
[Neut. sing. of Latin magnus great.]
1.
A large wine bottle.
They passed the magnum to one another freely.
2.
(Anatomy) A bone of the carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone.
3.
A magnum pistol, or the cartridge such a pistol uses; as, he always carried a.44 magnum.
magnum (mag"num) , adjective
1.
(Firearms) Having a larger charge than usual for a cartridge of the same caliber; -- of cartridges for handgun; as, a.44 magnum cartridge.
2.
(Firearms) Designed to use a cartridge with a larger charge than usual for handguns of the same caliber; -- of handguns; as, a.44 magnum pistol.