Antonyms for calibrating

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : kal-uh-breyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl əˌbreɪt

Definition 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

Synonyms for calibrating

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