| VERB | change | calibrate, graduate, fine-tune | make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring |
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| contact | calibrate | mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units | |
| cognition | calibrate | measure the caliber of |
| Sounds | kae'lahbrey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "calibrate an instrument" | |
| Synonyms | graduate, fine-tune | |
| Broader | adjust, set, correct | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard |
| Spanish | afinar, calibrar | |
| Catalan | afinar, calibrar | |
| Nouns | calibration | the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument |
| Meaning | mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale" | |
| Broader | tag, label, mark | attach a tag or label to |
| Spanish | afinar | |
| Catalan | afinar | |
| Participle | calibrated, graduated | marked with or divided into degrees |
| Nouns | calibration | the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument |
| Meaning | Measure the caliber of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "calibrate a gun" | |
| Broader | measure, mensurate, measure out | Determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of |
| Spanish | calibrar | |
| Nouns | caliber | diameter of a tube or gun barrel |
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