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calibrates

calibrates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of calibrate.

Meaning of calibrate

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) 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
  2. (transitive) To mark the scale of a measuring instrument.
  3. (transitive) To measure the caliber of a tube or gun.

Questions about calibrates

What is calibrates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Calibrates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of calibrate.

Words near calibrates in the dictionary

  1. calibrated
  2. calibrated airspeed
  3. calibrated airspeeds
  4. calibrated focal length
  5. calibrated focal lengths
  6. calibrates
  7. calibrating
  8. calibration
  9. calibrationless
  10. calibrations
  11. calibrative

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