Associations to the word «Calibrate»

Wiktionary

CALIBRATE, verb. To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
CALIBRATE, verb. To mark the scale of a measuring instrument.
CALIBRATE, verb. To measure the caliber of a tube or gun.

Dictionary definition

CALIBRATE, verb. Make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder".
CALIBRATE, 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".
CALIBRATE, verb. Measure the caliber of; "calibrate a gun".

Wise words

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C. S. Lewis