calibrate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈkalɪbreɪt/

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Verb

Plain form calibrate

Third-person singular calibrates

Past tense calibrated

Past participle calibrated

Present participle calibrating

1. If you calibrate something, you adjust the accuracy of a measuring instrument, such as a pressure gauge, against a standard scale.

Related words

• calibration