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calibrate vs adjust

adjust vs calibrate

calibrate and adjust both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
calibrate No No Yes No
adjust No No Yes No
As verbs, adjust is a hypernym of calibrate; that is, adjust is a word with a broader meaning than calibrate:
  • calibrate: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
  • adjust: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
Other hypernyms of calibrate include correct, set.
calibrate (verb) adjust (verb)
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
measure the caliber of adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units make correspondent or conformable
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
Difference between calibrate and adjust

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