calibrate
Syllables: cal·i·brate/ˈkæl.ɪ.bɹeɪ̯t/
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Australia/ˈkæl.ɪ.bɹæɪ̯t/
calibrate verb: to check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
Verb
calibrate (third-person singular simple present calibrates, present participle calibrating, simple past and past participle calibrated)
- To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
- Trent Alexander-Arnold was prominent in the early running, stepping up from right-back into midfield, calibrating his passing range. He had already teed up Harry Kane for a free header – the captain headed high – when he sent Anthony Gordon clean through.2024 September 7, David Hytner, “Rice and Grealish start new England era with Nations League victory in Ireland”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- tune
- To mark the scale of a measuring instrument.
- To measure the caliber of a tube or gun.
calibrate meaning in Urdu
calibrate in Urdu
- مدرج کرنا
Examples of calibrate in a sentence
- Kumquat changes its lineup of coffees monthly, including additions of restrained, calibrated coffee drinks.
- Symmetrophiles calibrated to the milieu were skeletal sloops rigged with prettily cut jibs and tawdry spinnakers.
- Cavendish’s was an engine for generating finely calibrated distinctions: this, but not that.
Synonyms of calibrate
Forms of calibrate
| third-person singular present | calibrates |
|---|---|
| present participle | calibrating |
| past participle | calibrated |
| past | calibrated |
Origin of calibrate
From calibre + -ate.
Words formed from calibrate
Words that rhyme with calibrate
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- mate
- late
- bate
- create
- date
- relate
- vibrate
- wait
- deflate
- fate
- migrate
- rebate
- rotate
- strait
- supererogate
- translocate
- await
- eight
- freight
- skate
- alternate
- collate
- debate
- inflate
- sedate
- update
- compensate
- delate
- dilate
- fixate
- grate
- Haight
- hate
- implicate
- innate
- intercalate
- locate
- mandate
- negate
- overweight
- pinnate
- quadrate
- tate
- vacate
- aerate
- castrate
- conflate
- crate
Questions about calibrate
- What does calibrate mean?
- Calibrate means to check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
- What is calibrate in Urdu?
- Calibrate in Urdu is مدرج کرنا. See Calibrate meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is calibrate?
- Calibrate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce calibrate?
- Calibrate is pronounced /ˈkæl.ɪ.bɹeɪ̯t/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of calibrate?
- The past tense of calibrate is calibrated.
Words near calibrate in the dictionary
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