Definition of calibrate Calibrate

/kæˈlʌbɹejˌt/ - [katlubreyt] - cal•i•brate

We found 8 definitions of calibrate from 4 different sources.

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What does calibrate mean?

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Verb

calibrates, calibrating, calibrated  

calibrate - make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"
  graduate, fine-tune
  adjust, correct, set adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
calibrate - measure the caliber of; "calibrate a gun"
  measure out, mensurate, measure determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall"
calibrate - mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units; "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale"
  label, tag, mark distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • calibrate (v. i.)
    To ascertain the caliber of, as of a thermometer tube; also, more generally, to determine or rectify the graduation of, as of the various standards or graduated instruments.

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  • calibrate, verb, present, 1st person singular of calibrate (infinitive).
  • calibrate, verb (infinitive).

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