Calibrates

/ˈkælɪbreɪts/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense: adjusts a measuring instrument so that it gives correct readings.

Etymology

From calibrate, which combines caliber (the standard measurement) with the Latin suffix -ate (meaning 'to cause' or 'to make'). The verb form developed in scientific English during the 18th century.

Kelly Says

Every smartphone GPS, medical thermometer, and bathroom scale gets calibrated regularly because even tiny manufacturing imperfections can accumulate into big measurement errors that affect our daily decisions!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
calibrated
kali-bre-ted
ARالعربية
قياس
qiyas
BNবাংলা
ক্যালিব্রেট করে
kali-bre-te kore
CACatalà
calibra
kali-brah
CSČeština
kalibruje
kali-bru-je
DADansk
kalibrerer
kali-bre-rer
DEDeutsch
kalibriert
kali-biert
ELΕλληνικά
ρυθμίζει
rith-moo-zee
ESEspañol
calibra
kali-brah
FAفارسی
تنظیم می‌کند
tan-zeem ku-ne-ed
FISuomi
kalibroituu
kali-broi-too
FRFrançais
calibrer
kali-breh
GUGU
કેલિબ્રેટ
ke-li-bre-t
HAHA
kalibri
kali-bri
HEעברית
מתקן
mit-kan
HIहिन्दी
समायोजित करता है
samayujit karta hai
HUMagyar
kalibrál
kali-braal
IDBahasa Indonesia
dikalibrasikan
di-kali-bra-si-kan
IGIG
calibrated
kali-bre-ted
ITItaliano
calibra
kali-brah
JA日本語
調整する
chōsei suru
KKKK
калибровка
kali-bro-va
KMKM
ការកែសម្រួល
ka-r kae-sam-rool
KO한국어
캘리브레이트합니다
keallyubeureiteuhamnida
MRMR
कॅलिब्रेट
ka-li-bre-t
MSBahasa Melayu
dikalibrasi
di-kali-bra-si
MYမြန်မာ
စီမံပြု
si-mahn-bu
NLNederlands
kalibreert
kali-bre-ert
NONorsk
kalibrerer
kali-bre-rer
PAPA
ਕੈਲੀਬ੍ਰੇਟ
ka-li-bre-t
PLPolski
kalibruje
kali-bru-je
PTPortuguês
calibra
kali-brah
RORomână
calibră
kali-bra
RUРусский
калибровать
kali-bro-vat
SVSvenska
kalibrerar
kali-bre-rar
SWKiswahili
imetayarisha
i-me-ta-ya-ri-sha
TAதமிழ்
நெறிப்படுத்துகிறது
neri-pp-da-th-th-a-gu-di-ru
TEతెలుగు
సెట్ చేస్తుంది
set che-stu-ndi
THไทย
ปรับมาตรฐาน
prap ma-tra-than
TLTL
na-kalibras
na-kali-bras
TRTürkçe
kalibre eder
kali-breh eh-der
UKУкраїнська
калібрувати
kali-bro-vaty
URاردو
کالیبرائٹ کرتا ہے
kali-brai-t karta hai
VITiếng Việt
chuẩn
chuon
YOYO
kalibere
kali-be-re
ZH中文
校准
xiào zhǔn
ZUZU
kalibhiriwe
kali-bri-we

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.