calibrate
verb (used with object)
to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
calibrator
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a word derived from
calibrate.
Example Sentences
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An ace calibrator of mood, Fredriksson charts this rift in social settings and a series of charged voice mail messages.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
To the eye of my SpyderX color calibrator, the actual performance of the DualUp is slightly different to what LG claims but not necessarily worse.
From The Verge ● Jul. 22, 2022
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, which uses a network of radio telescopes scattered around the Earth, used quasar 3C 279 as a calibrator when they imaged black hole M87*.
From Nature ● Apr. 6, 2020
During the day, when the spectrometer would otherwise be idle, they’re using a small telescope to collect sunlight, and compare it to the astro-comb calibrator.
From Forbes ● Jun. 18, 2015
You see, I stumbled across a well-regarded calibrator on the wonderfully-nerdy AVS Forum who posted a folder of solid colors for breaking in your TV.
From The Verge ● Nov. 9, 2014
