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calibrate

/ calibrate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
"calibrate an instrument"
"graduate a cylinder"
Type of:
adjust set correct
Derived:
graduation graduate calibration standardization standardisation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
measure the caliber of
"calibrate a gun"
Type of:
measure mensurate measure out
Derived:
bore gauge caliber calibre
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
tag label mark
Derived:
calibration standardization standardisation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
2
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adjust set correct measure mensurate measure out tag label mark