calibrate

English

Etymology

From caliber or calibre +‎ -ate.

Verb

calibrate (third-person singular simple present calibrates, present participle calibrating, simple past and past participle calibrated)

  1. To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
  2. To mark the scale of a measuring instrument.
  3. To measure the caliber of a tube or gun.

Synonyms

  • (check or adjust by comparison with a standard): tune

Translations

Further reading

  • calibrate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • calibrate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

Italian

Verb

calibrate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of calibrare
  2. second-person plural imperative of calibrare
  3. feminine plural of calibrato
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