calibrate
English
Etymology
From caliber or calibre + -ate.
Pronunciation
Verb
calibrate (third-person singular simple present calibrates, present participle calibrating, simple past and past participle calibrated)
- To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
- To mark the scale of a measuring instrument.
- To measure the caliber of a tube or gun.
Synonyms
- (check or adjust by comparison with a standard): tune
Related terms
Translations
to check or adjust by comparison with a standard
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To mark the scale of a measuring instrument
Further reading
- “calibrate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “calibrate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
calibrate
- inflection of calibrare:
Etymology 2
Participle
calibrate f pl