calibrate, v.
(calibrated, calibrates, calibrating)
freq. cnt. 4
(calibrated, calibrates, calibrating)
freq. cnt. 4
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
calibrate fine-tune graduate
sample sentences
"calibrate an instrument""graduate a cylinder"
verb frames
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derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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measure the caliber of
<verb.cognition>
calibrate
sample sentences
"calibrate a gun"verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
<verb.contact>
calibrate
sample sentences
"he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale"verb frames
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derivationally related form
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