Synonyms of calibrate

calibrate

verb

as in to measure

to determine the correct value of (something)

The age of the tree was calibrated from the carbon dating data.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• measure
• compute
• calculate
• scale
• gauge
• estimate
• assess
• gage
• deduct
• evaluate
• allow (for)
• quantify
• figure out
• solve (for)
• figure in
• quantitate
• count
• factor (in or into or out)
• divide
• figure
• subtract
• cipher
• appraise
• add
• add up
• work out
• itemize
• sum
• number
• totalize
• reckon
• value
• average
• multiply
• recalculate
• total
• recompute
• tally
• rate
• refigure

Examples of calibrate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Photograph: Courtesy of the Caltech Archives and Special Collections Measurements of H0 improved as astronomers got better at calibrating the relationship between Cepheids’ pulsation frequency and their luminosity. —Liz Kruesi, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2024

In the days that led up to that attack, diplomats and officials close to Hezbollah to whom CNN spoke in Lebanon had a rough idea about what Iran’s retaliation would look like: a show of force calibrated to cause very limited damage. —Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024

The algorithms used to translate Harrell’s speech continuously calibrate so that the decoder’s performance does not decline over the course of the day. —Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024

All the TVs were calibrated for the competition by Cecil Meade and DeWayne Davis, who are both professional ISF calibrators. —Nilay Patel, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024