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CALIBRATE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring

Example:

graduate a cylinder

Synonyms:

calibrate; fine-tune; graduate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "calibrate" is one way to...):

adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

calibration (the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Measure the caliber of

Example:

calibrate a gun

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "calibrate" is one way to...):

measure; measure out; mensurate (determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

caliber (diameter of a tube or gun barrel)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units

Example:

he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "calibrate" is one way to...):

label; mark; tag (attach a tag or label to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

calibration (the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument)

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