calibrate
verb/ˈkælɪbreɪt/
/ˈkælɪbreɪt/
(specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they calibrate | /ˈkælɪbreɪt/ /ˈkælɪbreɪt/ |
| he / she / it calibrates | /ˈkælɪbreɪts/ /ˈkælɪbreɪts/ |
| past simple calibrated | /ˈkælɪbreɪtɪd/ /ˈkælɪbreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle calibrated | /ˈkælɪbreɪtɪd/ /ˈkælɪbreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form calibrating | /ˈkælɪbreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈkælɪbreɪtɪŋ/ |
- calibrate something to mark units of measurement on an instrument such as a thermometer so that it can be used for measuring something accuratelyOxford Collocations DictionaryCalibrate is used with these nouns as the object:
- clock
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from calibre + -ate.Definitions on the go
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