Past tense of calibrate
regular verb
The past tense of calibrate is calibrated. The past participle is also calibrated.
Forms of calibrate
| Base form (V1) | calibrate /ˈkæl.ɪ.bɹeɪ̯t/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | calibrated |
| Past participle (V3) | calibrated |
| Present participle | calibrating |
| Third person singular | calibrates |
Calibrated in a sentence
- Kumquat changes its lineup of coffees monthly, including additions of restrained, calibrated coffee drinks.2023 February 26, Bill Addison, “Wake up! Los Angeles is a coffee paradise”, in Los Angeles Times, page L10. From the entry marocchino
- Symmetrophiles calibrated to the milieu were skeletal sloops rigged with prettily cut jibs and tawdry spinnakers.2016, Frank Morris, The Pearl in the Diamond World, Morrisville, N.C.: Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 59. From the entry symmetrophile
- Cavendish’s was an engine for generating finely calibrated distinctions: this, but not that.2015, Steve Silberman, chapter 1, in Megan Newman, editor, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, New York…. From the entry rhapsodic
- The cross-staff is a very simple instrument, a calibrated shaft along which a bar slides.2015, David Wootton, The Invention of Science, Penguin, published 2016, page 188. From the entry cross-staff
- The Machmeter is essentially an airspeed instrument that is calibrated in relation to Mach on the dial.2012, Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook-Airframe Volume 2, FAA. From the entry machmeter
Meaning of calibrate
- verb To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
- verb To mark the scale of a measuring instrument.
- verb To measure the caliber of a tube or gun.
Questions about the past tense of calibrate
- What is the past tense of calibrate?
- The past tense of calibrate is calibrated.
- What is the past participle of calibrate?
- The past participle of calibrate is calibrated.
- Is calibrate a regular or irregular verb?
- Calibrate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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