calibrate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cal·i·brate /ˈkæləbreɪt/ verb [transitive] technical 1. to check or slightly change an instrument or tool, so that it does something correctly 校准〔测量仪器〕的刻度2. TMto mark an instrument or tool so that you can use it for measuring 标定〔测量仪器〕的刻度→ See Verb table
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calibrate• Death was being held at bay, measured, calibrated, and analyzed.• This is because every diode is individually calibrated and balanced to ensure uniform printing across every single line.• In the preschool program scales must be properly calibrated, and calipers must be properly adjusted. 4.• The red giants also may be useful in calibrating cosmic distances and estimating the age of the universe.• Hence, the scale of the meter can be calibrated directly in terms of PCO2.• A second experiment is then performed to calibrate the calorimeter.• The next is to calibrate the gain, using a pair of Helmholtz coils.cal·i·brate verbChineseSyllable
change or that an or check instrument to tool, Corpus slightly so
calibrate
cal‧i‧brate /ˈkæləbreɪt, ˈkælɪbreɪt/
verb [transitive] technical
1. to check or slightly change an instrument or tool, so that it does something correctly
2. to mark an instrument or tool so that you can use it for measuring
cal‧i‧brate /ˈkæləbreɪt, ˈkælɪbreɪt/
verb [transitive] technical1. to check or slightly change an instrument or tool, so that it does something correctly
2. to mark an instrument or tool so that you can use it for measuring