Synonyms of calibrating

calibrating

verb

present participle of calibrate

as in measuring

to determine the correct value of (something)

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

Related Words

• measuring
• computing
• calculating
• estimating
• scaling
• assessing
• gauging
• deducting
• evaluating
• allowing (for)
• quantifying
• solving (for)
• figuring out
• figuring
• counting
• dividing
• quantitating
• figuring in
• adding
• subtracting
• factoring (in or into or out)
• summing
• adding up
• ciphering
• appraising
• working out
• averaging
• valuing
• multiplying
• numbering
• totalizing
• itemizing
• tallying
• totaling
• reckoning
• recalculating
• recomputing
• rating
• refiguring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of calibrating

In his view, society’s obsession with calibrating units of time had begun in 1955 with the invention of the atomic clock. — David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

Now, with another Super El Niño setting in — this time likely to be the strongest on record — many are calibrating their expectations based on what happened then. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Mining company 3 Proton Lithium (3PL) wants to develop the site, but around a third of it is located in lands reserved for NASA to use for calibrating Earth-observing satellites. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2026

The entire system has been designed to be easy to use, from calibrating the G1X for the first time to creating models to filling ink to swapping print beds. — New Atlas, 27 July 2026

Over the course of the fifties, Bobby perfected his performance of power, calibrating and re-calibrating to fit his family’s political aims. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Within the existing parking garage, the airport has installed and is calibrating a parking guidance system that directs drivers to available spaces using digital arrows mounted on the ceiling. — Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026

Investors who treat this as a passing diet fad are calibrating to a baseline that no longer exists. — Tenzin Seldon, Fortune, 21 June 2026

Engineers would spend months testing and calibrating prototypes in proving grounds and on real-world roads. — IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2026