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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : kal-uh-breyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl əˌbreɪt

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Définition of calibrating

Origin :
  • 1839, verb formed from caliber + -ate (2). Related: calibrated; calibrating.
  • As in measuring : noun weighing
  • As in measure : verb calculate, judge
  • As in quantify : verb measure
  • As in scale : verb measure
  • As in adjust : verb mechanically alter, especially to
  • As in fine-tune : verb make small adjustments
  • As in gauge : verb measure, judge
  • As in graduate : verb classify, grade
Example sentences :
  • This is calibrating your set by the known wave-lengths of distant stations.
  • Extract from : « Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son » by John Mills
  • With this object a scale is ruled on the machine, and the errors of the uncorrected screw are determined by calibrating the scale.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 » by Various
  • This compensating arrangement is also helpful, as has been said before, for calibrating the E.M. value of the deflection.
  • Extract from : « Response in the Living and Non-Living » by Jagadis Chunder Bose
  • The wood is placed in the water, and known weights are used on the cardboard while calibrating.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 » by Various
  • For calibrating the thermometers, an ordinary wooden water-pail is provided with several holes in the side near the bottom.
  • Extract from : « Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man » by Francis Gano Benedict
  • For calibrating these thermometers a special arrangement is necessary.
  • Extract from : « Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man » by Francis Gano Benedict
  • Equally important with the foregoing is the necessity of calibrating and testing of all thermometers used during a test.
  • Extract from : « Steam Turbines » by Hubert E. Collins

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