Calibrate vs. Recalibrate

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To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.

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To mark the scale of a measuring instrument.

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To measure the caliber of a tube or gun.

Calibrateverb

To ascertain the caliber of, as of a thermometer tube; also, more generally, to determine or rectify the graduation of, as of the various standards or graduated instruments.

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make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring;

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mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units;

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measure the caliber of;

Recalibrateverb

To calibrate for a second or subsequent time