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
At lower latitudes, star-tracking is the standard method for calibrating a telescope’s pointing reference.
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Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
My mother had spent years calibrating the right drugs at the right doses.
—James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Huth had grown up on a steady diet of Will Wright, leaving pheromone trails to food caches in SimAnt, calibrating the temperature to make his SimEarth suitable for life.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Whatever the majority decides, there will likely be a dissent and both sides will be carefully calibrating their writing.
—Mark Sherman, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
In calibrating that tonal balance, Watts looked to a reference point outside the world of horror movies.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
Trump has no interest in calibrating his tone or approach to different audiences.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
While power meters are handy for tracking cycling performance, mounting and calibrating the things can be a fiddly process.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
From unpacking to first print, the H2S offers a set-it-and-forget-it experience, with internal software calibrating and monitoring the things other machines require you to fine-tune.
—PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025
Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
My mother had spent years calibrating the right drugs at the right doses.
—James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Huth had grown up on a steady diet of Will Wright, leaving pheromone trails to food caches in SimAnt, calibrating the temperature to make his SimEarth suitable for life.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Whatever the majority decides, there will likely be a dissent and both sides will be carefully calibrating their writing.
—Mark Sherman, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
In calibrating that tonal balance, Watts looked to a reference point outside the world of horror movies.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
Trump has no interest in calibrating his tone or approach to different audiences.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
While power meters are handy for tracking cycling performance, mounting and calibrating the things can be a fiddly process.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
From unpacking to first print, the H2S offers a set-it-and-forget-it experience, with internal software calibrating and monitoring the things other machines require you to fine-tune.
—PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrating
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The review emphasizes that measuring electrical activity in fungi is challenging due to their microscopic, complex structure.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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The figures, measuring economic sentiment across five key sectors of the European economy, also reveal employment expectations are under pressure across the EU and euro zone.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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With a snazzy woodgrain finish, HP's new line of OmniDesk towers harkens back to an older era of computing on the outside while delivering modern-age components and performance.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sora used huge amounts of computing power, while the app had seen user numbers plateau and was deeply unprofitable, the Wall Street Journal reported.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Calibrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrating. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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