calibrate
verb
cal·i·brate
ˈka-lə-ˌbrāt 
calibrated; calibrating
1
: to ascertain the caliber of (something)
2
: to determine, rectify, or mark the graduations of (something, such as a thermometer tube)
3
: to standardize (something, such as a measuring instrument) by determining the deviation from a standard so as to ascertain the proper correction factors
4
: to adjust precisely for a particular function
calibrate a thermometer
5
: to measure precisely
carefully calibrate the dosage of a medicine
especially
: to measure against a standard
Examples of calibrate in a Sentence
carefully calibrate the dosage of a medicine
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And so the question is, how calibrated are these predictions?
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Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
Instead, Fed officials will wait for the winner to take office and start turning campaign rhetoric into specific governance decisions — and see how businesses, consumers and financial markets react before calibrating monetary policy.
—Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Adding to the complexity is that each data center is unique, so a model specific to each facility must be developed and calibrated.
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Right now, the synthetic hosts are calibrated for conversations only in English.
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Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
Instead, Fed officials will wait for the winner to take office and start turning campaign rhetoric into specific governance decisions — and see how businesses, consumers and financial markets react before calibrating monetary policy.
—Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Adding to the complexity is that each data center is unique, so a model specific to each facility must be developed and calibrated.
—Karl Freund, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Right now, the synthetic hosts are calibrated for conversations only in English.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
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calibrate
verb
cal·i·brate
ˈkal-ə-ˌbrāt
calibrated; calibrating
1
: to measure the caliber of
2
a
: to determine, correct, or put the measuring marks on (as a tire pressure gauge)
b
: make standard (as a measuring instrument) by finding out and correcting for the differences from an accepted or ideal value
calibration
noun
ˌkal-ə-ˈbrā-shən
Medical Definition
calibrate
transitive verb
cal·i·brate
ˈkal-ə-ˌbrāt
calibrated; calibrating
1
: to ascertain the caliber of (as a thermometer tube)
2
: to determine, rectify, or mark the graduations of (as a thermometer tube)
3
: to standardize (as a measuring instrument) by determining the deviation from a standard so as to ascertain the proper correction factors
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