as in measuring
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 calibrating
The process preserved the original film grain and cinematic texture while calibrating brightness, contrast and color saturation for stability and clarity.
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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
The challenge is calibrating oversight narrow enough to preserve commercial activity but broad enough to address the systemic risks Mythos illustrated.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 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
At lower latitudes, star-tracking is the standard method for calibrating a telescope’s pointing reference.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
My mother had spent years calibrating the right drugs at the right doses.
—James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
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
The challenge is calibrating oversight narrow enough to preserve commercial activity but broad enough to address the systemic risks Mythos illustrated.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 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
At lower latitudes, star-tracking is the standard method for calibrating a telescope’s pointing reference.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
My mother had spent years calibrating the right drugs at the right doses.
—James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrating
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These cubes are designed to reduce the time needed for chopping and measuring.—
Ascend Agency,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
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The National Bureau of Economic Research, a research organization seen as an authority on measuring economic performance, later said that the recession officially began in December 2007.—
Patricio Chile,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
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Imagine if one company could become the railroad, electric utility and cloud-computing provider of the emerging space economy.—
Sven Bilén,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
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The team believes the approach could provide chip designers with a platform for predicting transistor performance and scaling limits before fabrication begins, potentially shortening development cycles for future AI and high-performance computing chips.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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“Calibrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrating. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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