Calibrate



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 量...口径; 校准
• ［英］ v. 量...口径 ( to determine the calibre of)
• ［记］ calib原指鞋匠的楦子, 楦子使鞋子标准

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (-brated; -brating)

• Date: circa 1864
• 1. to ascertain the caliber of (as a thermometer tube)
• 2. to determine, rectify, or mark the graduations of (as a thermometer tube)
• 3. to standardize (as a measuring instrument) by determining the deviation from a standard so as to ascertain the proper correction factors
• 4. to adjust precisely for a particular function
• 5. to measure precisely; especially to measure against a standard
• ? calibrator noun

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