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

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

The process preserved the original film grain and cinematic texture while calibrating brightness, contrast and color saturation for stability and clarity. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2026

Instead of independently designing and optimizing individual components and then connecting and calibrating them, GM can now simultaneously balance airflow and refrigerant behavior with cabin comfort, doing in days or hours what used to take months or weeks. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026

Over the course of the experiment, Schlamminger spent years calibrating the equipment and troubleshooting the physical effects of characteristics such as temperature and pressure that could confound the measurements to prove these factors weren’t affecting the results. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 May 2026

Its behind-the-scenes work includes calibrating and measuring test equipment for spacecraft, including those being used in the Artemis program. — Brandon Lingle, Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026

Even better, Chapman is near perfect at calibrating those aggressive, green-light decisions within the context of the game. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026