CALIBRATE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
Example: calibrate an instrument; graduate a cylinder
Categories: Adjust, Set, Correct
📖 Fun Facts About Calibrate
- • To calibrate means to adjust instruments so their measurements are accurate.
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
Example: he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale
Categories: Tag, Label, Mark
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Verb
measure the caliber of
Example: calibrate a gun
Categories: Measure, Mensurate, Measure out
Synonyms
Graduate, Calibrate, Fine-tune
🔗 Related Words
caliber – A related word in the same word family.
calibre – A related word in the same word family.
ate – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Tracking word families reveals how metaphors hardened into literal meanings over time.