Calibrate
English Meaning
To ascertain the caliber of, as of a thermometer tube; also, more generally, to determine or rectify the graduation of, as of the various standards or graduated instruments.
- To check, adjust, or determine by comparison with a standard (the graduations of a quantitative measuring instrument): calibrate a thermometer.
- To determine the caliber of (a tube).
- To make corrections in; adjust: calibrated the polling procedures to ensure objectivity.