as in to measure
to determine the correct value of (something)
The age of the tree was calibrated from the carbon dating data.
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Recent Examples of calibrate
Probing the age of moon rocks was one of the first ways scientists attempted to calibrate the age of the moon.
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 May 2025
But many of the governor’s fellow Democrats in the legislature’s majority say these controls, which were last calibrated in 2017, are saving excessively at the expense of local schools, health care and other core services.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Not so: Every element is calibrated to create discomfort, pushing the audience to the edge of horror.
—Lolita Mang, Vogue, 17 May 2025
The movie is calibrated to the volume of a whisper, as if Hayakawa is in a conspiratorial conversation with her own memories.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 May 2025
But many of the governor’s fellow Democrats in the legislature’s majority say these controls, which were last calibrated in 2017, are saving excessively at the expense of local schools, health care and other core services.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Not so: Every element is calibrated to create discomfort, pushing the audience to the edge of horror.
—Lolita Mang, Vogue, 17 May 2025
The movie is calibrated to the volume of a whisper, as if Hayakawa is in a conspiratorial conversation with her own memories.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrate
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Szostak went on to show that in a case like this, functional information can be measured experimentally.—
Philip Ball,
Wired News,
8 June 2025
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The telescope will be used to observe the radio sky at frequencies below 50 MHz and will measure the low-frequency foreground of the universe.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Meanwhile, another side was full of PC monitors and prebuilt desktops and laptops, giving consumers a wide range of computing options.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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Coaches have stressed the need to manage in-game situations better by relying less on speed and instincts and instead learning to compute what’s happening around him when making decisions with the puck.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Despite the rise in dollar amounts, beneficiaries are seeing the value of these payments eroded by inflation and structural issues in how COLAs are calculated.—
Dan Cody,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Jackie Faherty Senior Research Scientist at the American Museum of Natural History Jackie Faherty is a senior research scientist at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in charge of calculating the exact timings for the Manhattanhenge phenomenon.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 May 2025
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“Calibrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrate. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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