Definitions for: Calibrate


[v] make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"
[v] measure the caliber of; as of a gun or mortar
[v] 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: Cal"i*brate, 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.

Synonyms: fine-tune, graduate

See Also: adjust, label, mark, measure, measure out, mensurate, set, tag

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