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- [kal-uh-breyt]
- /ˈkæl əˌbreɪt/
- /ˈkæl.ɪ.breɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kal-uh-breyt]
- /ˈkæl əˌbreɪt/
Definitions of calibrate word
- verb calibrate If you calibrate an instrument or tool, you mark or adjust it so that you can use it to measure something accurately. 3
- verb calibrate If you calibrate something, you measure it accurately. 3
- verb calibrate to measure the calibre of (a gun, mortar, etc) 3
- verb calibrate to mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that readings can be made in appropriate units 3
- verb calibrate to determine the accuracy of (a measuring instrument, etc) 3
- verb calibrate to determine or check the range and accuracy of (a piece of artillery) 3
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Origin of calibrate
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; caliber + -ate1
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Parts of speech for Calibrate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
calibrate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for calibrate
verb calibrate
- tighten — make more snug or secure
- balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
- overhaul — to make necessary repairs on; restore to serviceable condition: My car was overhauled by an expert mechanic.
- fix — to repair; mend.
- correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
Antonyms for calibrate
verb calibrate
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- derange — to disturb the order or arrangement of; throw into disorder; disarrange
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