Definition:
calibrate
- calibratemeasure precisely
- calibratedetermine, rectify, or mark the graduations of (as a thermometer tube)
- calibrateadjust precisely for a particular function
- calibrateto determine true values by comparison with an accurate standard
- calibrateto ascertain the caliber of (as a thermometer tube)
- calibratestandardize (as a measuring instrument) by determining the deviation from a standard so as to ascertain the proper correction factors
- calibratemeasure against a standard