English

Verb

calibrate ‎(third-person singular simple present calibrates, present participle calibrating, simple past and past participle calibrated)

1. To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
2. To mark the scale of a measuring instrument.
3. To measure the caliber of a tube or gun.

Synonyms

• (check or adjust by comparison with a standard): tune

Related terms

• caliber/calibre
• calibration

Translations

External links

• calibrate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• calibrate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• bacterial

Italian

Verb

calibrate

1. second-person plural present indicative of calibrare
2. second-person plural imperative of calibrare
3. feminine plural of calibrato