Defenition of the word calibrate
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Defenition of the word calibrate
- make fine adjustments for optimal functioning "calibrate an instrument"
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"
- measure the caliber of; "calibrate a gun"
- 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"
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- measure the caliber of
- mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
Synonyms for the word calibrate
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- adjust
- attune
- check
- examine
- fine-tune
- graduate
- regulate
- standardize
Similar words in the calibrate
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- calibrate
- calibrated
- calibrates
Hypernyms for the word calibrate
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- adjust
- correct
- label
- mark
- measure
- measure out
- mensurate
- set
- tag
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