Definition of calibrate

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• calibrate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
• calibrate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
• calibrate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of calibrate

• make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring (verb)

  Examples

  1. calibrate an instrument

  Synonyms

  1. fine-tune
  2. graduate
• mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units (verb)

  Examples

  1. he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale
• measure the caliber of (verb)

  Examples

  1. calibrate a gun

See definition of calibrate in Merriam Webster