calibrate
English
Etymology
From caliber or calibre + -ate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkælɪbɹeɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
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
- caliber/calibre
- calibration
Translations
to check or adjust by comparison with a standard
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To mark the scale of a measuring instrument
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Further reading
- calibrate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- calibrate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
Anagrams
- bacterial
Italian
Verb
calibrate
- inflection of calibrare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Participle
calibrate f pl
- feminine plural of calibrato