CALIBRATE
- to ascertain the caliber of (as a thermometer tube)
- determine, rectify, or mark the graduations of (as a thermometer tube)
- standardize (as a measuring instrument) by determining the deviation from a standard so as to ascertain the proper correction factors
- adjust precisely for a particular function
- measure precisely
- measure against a standard
- to determine true values by comparison with an accurate standard [v CALIBRATED, CALIBRATING, CALIBRATES]