calibrate
(verb)
verb
1. make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- calibrate an instrument
Similar word(s): graduate
Definition categories: change, adjust, correct, set
2. mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
- he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale
Definition categories: contact, label, mark, tag
3. measure the caliber of
- calibrate a gun