calibrate

Verb
  1. Make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring (synset 200296478)
    "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"
    is a type of: adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
    same as: fine-tune, graduate
  2. Mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units (synset 201592418)
    "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale"
    is a type of: label, mark, tag - attach a tag or label to
  3. Measure the caliber of (synset 200741541)
    "calibrate a gun"
    is a type of: measure, measure out, mensurate - determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

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