what does calibrate mean?
CALIBRATE as VERB
- Meaning
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
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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
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- Meaning
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Hypernyms(s) calibrate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- 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
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