to calibrate
- verb
- /ˈkælɪˌbreɪt/
- Specialized
- Yeah, but they calibrated so it would be detected by the stereo cameras and they could render in Unity a blade that came out of it.
Examples
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I have calibrated and achieved the same results.
Blog text (20) -
I don't think the sight on the gun is calibrated.
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So that means the second, the instant the bullet hits your flesh, it's been calibrated to start to split apart when it meets the you.
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She stretched one leg, calibrating her movement so Paul didn't feel it.
Fiction book (2000) -
As an added benefit, fewer fossils would be necessary to calibrate nodes (and indirectly, rates).
Academic text (2018) -
In all cases, the water flow rate was explicitly measured by timing the filling of a calibrated receptacle.
Blog text (10) -
They've calibrated their sights, they've practiced on moving targets.
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By contrast, the alternative developed here suggests that courts ought to calibrate the content and directionality of fiduciary duties to suit the characteristics of particular mandates.
Academic text (2018) -
It had a 22" barrel, full mag tube, calibrated for 35 rem, with a serial number of P24XXX for 450.00.
Blog text (20) -
The technician needs to calibrate the scope before the shooting competition.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Calibrate is tied to caliber (or calibre), which means the 'internal size' of a gun or tube and comes from Arabic qalib meaning 'mold'. So to calibrate a barrel or similar part is to measure or check its 'caliber' so it will work safely and accurately.