calibrates
Sets to standard
Calibrates means adjusts or fine-tunes for accuracy.
Instruments are calibrated against known standards: The technician calibrates the scale using certified weights.
The word extends to any careful adjustment: calibrating expectations, calibrating a response to match circumstances.
To calibrate is to ensure precision through comparison and correction.
Standard of measurement
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- vernierAuxiliary scale for fractions
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
altimeter · oscilloscope · multimeter · spectrophotometer · sensor · manometer · hygrometer · anemometer
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
sensitivity · repeatability · reproducibility · linearity · drift · error · deviation · uncertainty
Small precise optimization adjustments
- tweakingSlight adjustment process
- adjustingAltering to correct
- aligningPositioning in proper relation
- correctingMaking accurate again
regulating · configuring · optimizing · adapting · setting · balancing · modifying · recalibrating
gauge
Standard of measurement
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- vernierAuxiliary scale for fractions
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
barometer · altimeter · oscilloscope · multimeter · spectrophotometer · sensor · manometer · hygrometer · anemometer · tachometer
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
resolution · sensitivity · repeatability · reproducibility · linearity · drift · error · deviation · uncertainty · margin
fine-tuning
Small precise optimization adjustments
correcting · regulating · configuring · optimizing · adapting · setting · balancing · modifying · recalibrating · zeroing
benchmark
Standard for comparison
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- baselineStandard for comparison
- standardLevel of quality accepted
specification · tolerance · setpoint · control · target · norm · criterion · guideline · parameter · threshold
- improvementsimprovement, fixes, betterment, enhancement, upgrade
- math verbsadd, adds, subtract, subtracts, multiply
- localizespinpoints, identifies, situates, positions, places
calibratesmisaligns
Fails to position correctly
disarranges · desynchronizes · unbalances · upsets · deregulates
- color calibrationAdjusting display accuracy
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