CALIBRATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • calibrate an instrument
    • graduate a cylinder
    Hypernyms(s) calibrate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • measure the caliber of
    Usage Example(s)
    • calibrate a gun
    Hypernyms(s) calibrate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
    Usage Example(s)
    • he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale
    Hypernyms(s) calibrate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)