calibrate
pronunciation
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Word Origin
- calibrate (v.)
- 1839, verb formed from caliber + -ate (2). Related: calibrated; calibrating.
Example
- 1. It turns out that they are almost definitely used to calibrate china 's spy satellites .
- 2. Basel 2.5 uses credit ratings from recognised agencies such as moody 's and standard & poor 's to calibrate capital charges .
- 3. Calibrate your hdtv why : because that awesome 1080p plasma or lcd tv you bought has factory settings for color , brightness , contrast and so forth that are likely to be out of whack . They need to be adjusted .
- 4. For one thing , the sharpness of the venus disk as it crosses the sun will help determine the detailed optical properties of the telescope and calibrate the instrument 's so-called plate scale , the exact angular size of each pixel .
- 5. Generals kayani and pasha are struggling to calibrate their response .