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calibrating

calibrating is the present participle and gerund 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.

Words formed from calibrating

Questions about calibrating

What is calibrating the present participle and gerund of?
Calibrating is the present participle and gerund of calibrate.

Words near calibrating in the dictionary

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

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