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calibrate

Syllabification: (cal·i·brate)
Pronunciation: /ˈkaləˌbrāt/

Translate calibrate | into Italian
Definition of calibrate

verb

[with object]
  • mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings.
  • correlate the readings of (an instrument) with those of a standard in order to check the instrument’s accuracy.
  • adjust (experimental results) to take external factors into account or to allow comparison with other data.
  • carefully assess, set, or adjust (something abstract):the regulators cannot properly calibrate the risks involved (as adjective calibrated)their carefully calibrated economic policies

Derivatives

calibrator

Pronunciation: /-brātər/

noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: from caliber + -ate3

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