Calibrate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To check, adjust, or determine by comparison with a standard (the graduations of a quantitative measuring instrument): calibrate a thermometer.
  • v. To determine the caliber of (a tube).
  • v. To make corrections in; adjust: calibrated the polling procedures to ensure objectivity.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
  • v. To mark the scale of a measuring instrument.
  • v. To measure the caliber of a tube or gun.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To determine the caliber of, as the interior of a thermometer-tube. See calibration.
  • Hence To determine the relative value of, as different parts of an arbitrary scale.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
  • v. measure the caliber of
  • v. mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
    • Verb Form
    calibrated    calibrates    calibrating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    correct    set    adjust    measure out    measure   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    measure    graduate    rectify   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    c    21-150    r    in-group    conwguration   
     
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