as in to measure
to determine the correct value of (something)
The age of the tree was calibrated from the carbon dating data.
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This balance—an achievement, first, of writing, but one that is only possible because all the performances are so finely calibrated to the same frequency—is one for which the director is uniquely suited.
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Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 Apr. 2025
And also … Jewels calibrates her performance to be finale-level, delivering something exciting, and, notably, her reveals have a strong point of view based in burlesque.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2025
Two manual thermometers in the kitchen were not properly calibrated, according to the report.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
There’s also a new liability in the form of Bronte (Madeline Brewer), a manic-pixie-literary-dreamgirl perfectly calibrated to unravel Joe with just a look.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2025
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During the first decades of our century, Peru maintained a moderately free economy, as measured by the Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom.—
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The fastest way to measure your weight is through your body mass index (BMI).—
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Synapses are the way neurons move and compute information in the brain.—
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Power is the lifeblood of data centers, but data centers aren’t plug-and-play operations, requiring copious amounts of electricity for computing power and fans to keep the infrastructure cool.—
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In that case, Freedom Debt Relief will calculate the overall amount of debt and develop an affordable plan to help pay off the loan and establish a healthy budget.—
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Starting with simple approximations and systematically layering complexity, the researchers calculated key outcomes of black hole flybys: how much they are deflected, how much energy is radiated as gravitational waves and how much the behemoths recoil after the interaction.—
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“Calibrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrate. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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