|
|
1. (v.t.) calibrate
to set or check the graduation of (a quantitative measuring instrument).
2. calibrate
to mark (a thermometer or other instrument) with indexes of degree or quantity.
3. calibrate
to determine the correct range for (a gun, mortar, etc.) by observing where the fired projectile hits.
Etymology: (1860–65)
|
| Definition of 'calibrate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (verb) calibrate, graduate, fine-tune
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
"calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"
2. (verb) calibrate
mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
"he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale"
3. (verb) calibrate
measure the caliber of
"calibrate a gun"
|
| Definition of 'calibrate' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (verb) calibrate
to ascertain the caliber of, as of a thermometer tube; also, more generally, to determine or rectify the graduation of, as of the various standards or graduated instruments
|
|
|
Sense: to mark out the scale on (a measuring instrument).
|
 Afrikaans: kalibreer |
 Arabic: يُدرّج |
 Bulgarian: градуирам |
 Brazilian: calibrar |
 Czech: kalibrovat |
 German: auf genaues Maß bringen |
 Danish: inddele |
 Greek: διαβαθμίζω |
 Spanish: graduar |
 Estonian: kalibreerima |
 Farsi: درجه بندی کردن؛ مدرج کردن |
 Finnish: merkitä |
 French: graduer |
 Hebrew: לְשַנֵת |
 Hindi: किसी मापन यंत्र पर स्केल |
 Croatian: ustanoviti kalibar |
 Hungarian: kalibrál |
 Indonesian: menandai |
 Icelandic: kvarða |
 Italian: calibrare |
 Japanese: 測定する |
 Korean: 측정하다 |
 Lithuanian: graduoti |
 Latvian: graduēt |
 Malay: kalibrasi |
 Dutch: kalibreren |
 Norwegian: inndele (skalaen på et må |
 Polish: skalować |
 Persian: درجه بندی کردن؛ مدرج کردن |
 Pashto: قطر اندازه موندل، دتدريج |
 Portuguese: calibrar |
 Romanian: a grada |
 Russian: градуировать |
 Slovak: kalibrovať |
 Slovenian: preveriti mere |
 Serbian: kalibrirati |
 Swedish: kalibrera |
 Thai: แสดงเครื่องหมายการวัด |
 Turkish: çapını ölçmek |
 Taiwanese: 標定 |
 Ukrainian: калібрувати; градуювати |
 Urdu: کسی چیز پر پیمانے کے نشان |
 Vietnamese: định cỡ |
 Chinese: 标定 |
Get even more translations for calibrate...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'calibrate' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of calibrate 
