as in measures
to determine the correct value of (something)
The age of the tree was calibrated from the carbon dating data.
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Recent Examples of calibrates
The survey calibrates and releases data that anyone can download.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
The laser calibrates itself before printing, burning a dozen or so small lines into the board, and using the camera to figure out the ideal focal point based on the crispness of the lines.
—PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025
Blue beautifully calibrates Edward's transformation, aided by Jason Orlenko's costume design, moving from a prep school graduate's outfit to a slinky look in the final scene.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The VitaFreshPro system calibrates temperature settings for different food zones, while dual compressors eliminate odor transfer between compartments.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
The system reads the current and calibrates it to reflect an estimate of blood alcohol concentration, or BAC.
—Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2016
Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
The laser calibrates itself before printing, burning a dozen or so small lines into the board, and using the camera to figure out the ideal focal point based on the crispness of the lines.
—PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025
Blue beautifully calibrates Edward's transformation, aided by Jason Orlenko's costume design, moving from a prep school graduate's outfit to a slinky look in the final scene.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The VitaFreshPro system calibrates temperature settings for different food zones, while dual compressors eliminate odor transfer between compartments.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
The system reads the current and calibrates it to reflect an estimate of blood alcohol concentration, or BAC.
—Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrates
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The bag measures about 20 inches tall, 13 inches wide, and nine inches deep, which fits within most airlines’ carry-on size requirements.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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My nurse practitioner ordered a PSA test, or protein specific antigen, which measures a chemical produced by the prostate in your bloodstream.—
Jerry McCormick,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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During training, each GPU computes a mathematical operation called a gradient on its own batch of data.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Jan. 2026
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Outside of the payrolls and CPI report, the BLS also computes data on import and export prices, job openings, producer prices, productivity and other metrics.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
14 Nov. 2025
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Chesterton calculates building fee charges on a per-square-foot basis.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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The projections here come from a statistical model that uses player ratings to estimate relative team strength, calculates each team’s odds of winning every game and simulates the full tournament 30,000 times.—
Ryan Best,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Calibrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrates. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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