calibrate
verb
cal·i·brate
ˈka-lə-ˌbrāt 
calibrated; calibrating
1
: to ascertain the caliber of (something)
2
: to determine, rectify, or mark the graduations of (something, such as a thermometer tube)
3
: to standardize (something, such as a measuring instrument) by determining the deviation from a standard so as to ascertain the proper correction factors
4
: to adjust precisely for a particular function
calibrate a thermometer
5
: to measure precisely
carefully calibrate the dosage of a medicine
especially
: to measure against a standard
Examples of calibrate in a Sentence
carefully calibrate the dosage of a medicine
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Interestingly, oxygen isotopes from ice cores, coral skeletons, and tree rings can be calibrated and used as proxy records of past temperatures.
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Carly Miller, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Israel responded in kind, and though the fighting has caused mass displacements — 90,000 people driven from their homes in Lebanon and 60,000 in Israel — both sides calibrated their combat to avoid an all-out conflagration.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
The same physics also dictates thorium’s transition energies, making the isotope a handy gauge to detect and calibrate these miniscule shenanigans of our physical world.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Hearing aids were available only with a prescription, which usually requires visits to an audiologist who calibrates the device.
—Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024
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Carly Miller, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Israel responded in kind, and though the fighting has caused mass displacements — 90,000 people driven from their homes in Lebanon and 60,000 in Israel — both sides calibrated their combat to avoid an all-out conflagration.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
The same physics also dictates thorium’s transition energies, making the isotope a handy gauge to detect and calibrate these miniscule shenanigans of our physical world.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Hearing aids were available only with a prescription, which usually requires visits to an audiologist who calibrates the device.
—Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024
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calibrate
verb
cal·i·brate
ˈkal-ə-ˌbrāt
calibrated; calibrating
1
: to measure the caliber of
2
a
: to determine, correct, or put the measuring marks on (as a tire pressure gauge)
b
: make standard (as a measuring instrument) by finding out and correcting for the differences from an accepted or ideal value
calibration
noun
ˌkal-ə-ˈbrā-shən
Medical Definition
calibrate
transitive verb
cal·i·brate
ˈkal-ə-ˌbrāt
calibrated; calibrating
1
: to ascertain the caliber of (as a thermometer tube)
2
: to determine, rectify, or mark the graduations of (as a thermometer tube)
3
: to standardize (as a measuring instrument) by determining the deviation from a standard so as to ascertain the proper correction factors
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