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Definition of Calibrate

1. Verb. Make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring. "Graduate a cylinder"

2. 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"

3. Verb. Measure the caliber of. "Calibrate a gun"

Definition of Calibrate

1. 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.

Definition of Calibrate

1. Verb. To check or adjust by comparison with a standard. ¹

2. Verb. To mark the scale of a measuring instrument. ¹

3. Verb. To measure the caliber of a tube or gun. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Calibrate

1. [v -BRATED, -BRATING, -BRATES]

Medical Definition of Calibrate

1. 1. To graduate or standardise any measuring instrument. 2. To measure the diameter of a tubular structure. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calibrate

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