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calibrate
verb
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ALIBRAT
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
verb
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
“calibrate an instrument”
verb
measure the caliber of
“calibrate a gun”
verb
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”
In context
Example Sentences
calibrate an instrument
graduate a cylinder
calibrate a gun
he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale
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