as in measuring
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 calibrating
Within the existing parking garage, the airport has installed and is calibrating a parking guidance system that directs drivers to available spaces using digital arrows mounted on the ceiling.
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Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Investors who treat this as a passing diet fad are calibrating to a baseline that no longer exists.
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Tenzin Seldon,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Engineers would spend months testing and calibrating prototypes in proving grounds and on real-world roads.
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IEEE Spectrum,
17 June 2026
The process preserved the original film grain and cinematic texture while calibrating brightness, contrast and color saturation for stability and clarity.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Instead of independently designing and optimizing individual components and then connecting and calibrating them, GM can now simultaneously balance airflow and refrigerant behavior with cabin comfort, doing in days or hours what used to take months or weeks.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
Over the course of the experiment, Schlamminger spent years calibrating the equipment and troubleshooting the physical effects of characteristics such as temperature and pressure that could confound the measurements to prove these factors weren’t affecting the results.
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Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
Its behind-the-scenes work includes calibrating and measuring test equipment for spacecraft, including those being used in the Artemis program.
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Brandon Lingle,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Apr. 2026
Even better, Chapman is near perfect at calibrating those aggressive, green-light decisions within the context of the game.
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Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Investors who treat this as a passing diet fad are calibrating to a baseline that no longer exists.
—
Tenzin Seldon,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Engineers would spend months testing and calibrating prototypes in proving grounds and on real-world roads.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
17 June 2026
The process preserved the original film grain and cinematic texture while calibrating brightness, contrast and color saturation for stability and clarity.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Instead of independently designing and optimizing individual components and then connecting and calibrating them, GM can now simultaneously balance airflow and refrigerant behavior with cabin comfort, doing in days or hours what used to take months or weeks.
—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
Over the course of the experiment, Schlamminger spent years calibrating the equipment and troubleshooting the physical effects of characteristics such as temperature and pressure that could confound the measurements to prove these factors weren’t affecting the results.
—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
Its behind-the-scenes work includes calibrating and measuring test equipment for spacecraft, including those being used in the Artemis program.
—
Brandon Lingle,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Apr. 2026
Even better, Chapman is near perfect at calibrating those aggressive, green-light decisions within the context of the game.
—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrating
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About the flag This American flag, larger than the reconstructed pioneer cabin in which it was found, measuring approximately 19 by 36 feet, spans more than 680 square feet – roughly the size of a standard one-bedroom New York apartment.
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The setup can scan an area measuring 200 by 200 micrometers at heights ranging from 50 to 450 micrometers above the surface.
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The single biggest story Wednesday — Meta Platforms ' plans to build out a cloud computing business to monetize its data centers and other AI infrastructure.
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As major cloud computing companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet and Amazon rush to build data centers around the globe to power new AI models and systems, the price of computer equipment and memory specifically has been skyrocketing.
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