calibrate

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Etymology

From caliber or calibre +‎ -ate.

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

  1. To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
    • 2024 September 7, David Hytner, “Rice and Grealish start new England era with Nations League victory in Ireland”, in The Guardian:
      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.
  2. To mark the scale of a measuring instrument.
  3. To measure the caliber of a tube or gun.

Synonyms

  • (check or adjust by comparison with a standard): tune

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Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

calibrate

  1. inflection of calibrare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

calibrate f pl

  1. feminine plural of calibrato

Spanish

Verb

calibrate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of calibrar combined with te