as in measures
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 calibrates
Adobe calibrates these to bring the most appealing or lifelike colors.
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Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
2 June 2026
Sunlight calibrates the same master clock that’s triggering your dip.
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Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
San Diego County calibrates scales used for weighing precious metals.
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Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
The survey calibrates and releases data that anyone can download.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
Blue beautifully calibrates Edward's transformation, aided by Jason Orlenko's costume design, moving from a prep school graduate's outfit to a slinky look in the final scene.
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Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
20 Oct. 2025
The VitaFreshPro system calibrates temperature settings for different food zones, while dual compressors eliminate odor transfer between compartments.
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Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
29 Aug. 2025
The system reads the current and calibrates it to reflect an estimate of blood alcohol concentration, or BAC.
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Emily Waltz,
IEEE Spectrum,
19 May 2016
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
2 June 2026
Sunlight calibrates the same master clock that’s triggering your dip.
—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
San Diego County calibrates scales used for weighing precious metals.
—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
The survey calibrates and releases data that anyone can download.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
Blue beautifully calibrates Edward's transformation, aided by Jason Orlenko's costume design, moving from a prep school graduate's outfit to a slinky look in the final scene.
—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
20 Oct. 2025
The VitaFreshPro system calibrates temperature settings for different food zones, while dual compressors eliminate odor transfer between compartments.
—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
29 Aug. 2025
The system reads the current and calibrates it to reflect an estimate of blood alcohol concentration, or BAC.
—
Emily Waltz,
IEEE Spectrum,
19 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrates
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The submarine measures approximately 265 feet (81 meters) in length, displaces around 3,000 tons when submerged, and can accommodate a crew of about 32 personnel, with additional capacity for special operations teams.
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Batcho has spent the past three decades researching the emotion and even developed a Nostalgia Inventory, which measures individuals’ propensity toward it.
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The transaction processing at your checkout is fully automated, operating within AI systems that handle millions of payments simultaneously, and computes a risk score based on dozens of features extracted from that single moment.
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Nothing about the results computes.
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The agency calculates the cost to plug them is around $155 million.
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The handicap is determined by a volunteer gathering data in the air and a committee that calculates the maximum airspeed of each craft.
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