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miscalibrate

/mɪsˈkælɪbɹeɪt/

miscalibrate verb: to calibrate poorly or wrongly.

Verb

miscalibrate (third-person singular simple present miscalibrates, present participle miscalibrating, simple past and past participle miscalibrated)

  1. To calibrate poorly or wrongly.
    • He can use that instrument every day and miscalibrate and misinspect a large percentage of the equipment he is supposed to certify.1967, EEE - Volume 15, Issues 1-12
    • But the relaxation of a few miscalibrated, onerous provisions is where this effort should end.2007 January 2, “Holding the Line”, in New York Times

Forms of miscalibrate

third-person singular presentmiscalibrates
present participlemiscalibrating
past participlemiscalibrated
pastmiscalibrated

Origin of miscalibrate

From mis- + calibrate.

Questions about miscalibrate

What does miscalibrate mean?
Miscalibrate means to calibrate poorly or wrongly.
What part of speech is miscalibrate?
Miscalibrate is a verb.
How do you pronounce miscalibrate?
Miscalibrate is pronounced /mɪsˈkælɪbɹeɪt/.
What is the past tense of miscalibrate?
The past tense of miscalibrate is miscalibrated.

Words near miscalibrate in the dictionary

  1. miscalculators
  2. miscalendar
  3. miscalendared
  4. miscalendaring
  5. miscalendars
  6. miscalibrate
  7. miscalibrated
  8. miscalibrates
  9. miscalibrating
  10. miscalibration
  11. miscalibrations

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