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Meaning of 'calibrate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Calibrate [ v. i.]
- To ascertain the caliber of, as of a thermometer tube; also, more generally, to determine or rectify the graduation of, as of the various standards or graduated instruments.

Meaning of 'calibrate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . calibrate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- measure the caliber of
Example in sentence:
  • calibrate a gun
Meaning (2):
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
Example in sentence:
  • calibrate an instrument;
  • graduate a cylinder
Meaning (3):
- mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
Example in sentence:
  • he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale

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