calibrate
/ˈkælɪbreɪt/verb
with obj.(常作be calibrated)
1- mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings标定（标尺, 仪器）。
1.1
- correlate the readings of (an instrument) with those of a standard in order to check the instrument's accuracy校准（仪器的刻度）。
1.2
- adjust (experimental results) to take external factors into account or to allow comparison with other data调整（实验结果）, 调节。
派生词
calibrator
noun词源
mid 19th cent.: from CALIBRE + -ATE3 .