Definition of calibrating Calibrating
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We found 3 definitions of calibrating from 2 different sources.
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What does calibrating mean?
Wiktionary 
- calibrating (Verb)
Present participle of calibrate.
Part of speech
🔤- calibrating, verb, gerund of calibrate (infinitive).
WordNet
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| 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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Wiktionary
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.
Part of speech
🔤- calibrate, verb, present, 1st person singular of calibrate (infinitive).
- calibrate, verb (infinitive).
