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Dictionary definition for: Calibrate

1. (v) make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument" "graduate a cylinder"

2. (v) 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"

3. (v) measure the caliber of; "calibrate a gun"

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