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Verb: calibrate  'ka-lu,breyt
  1. 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"
     
  2. Make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
    "calibrate an instrument";
    - graduate, fine-tune
     
  3. Measure the calibre of
    "calibrate a gun"

Derived forms: calibrated, calibrates, calibrating

See also: calibrated

Type of: adjust, correct, label, mark, measure, measure out, mensurate [rare], set, tag

Encyclopedia: Calibrate