Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Calibrate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
"calibrate an instrument"
"graduate a cylinder"
2
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"
3
measure the caliber of
"calibrate a gun"
4
To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
Example Sentences
"calibrate an instrument"
verb
"graduate a cylinder"
verb
"he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale"
verb
"calibrate a gun"
verb
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