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calibrate
verb
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
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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”
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calibrate an instrument
graduate a cylinder
calibrate a gun
he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale
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