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calibrator

/kˈælɪbɹˌeɪɾɚ/ noun

A person or device that calibrates.

Word Origin Calibrator comes from Arabic qālib, meaning 'mold' or 'model' — the idea of shaping something to a standard. It passed through Italian and French, picking up the sense of measuring the bore of a gun (caliber). The Greek kalamos 'reed' may have influenced it, as reeds were used as measuring rods. So a calibrator is a device that molds measurements to a precise standard, and recalibrate means to reshape that standard.

noun A person or device that calibrates. countable

The technician used a precision calibrator to adjust the laboratory scales.

(名词) 校准器

技术员使用精密校准器来调整实验室天平。

(sustantivo) calibrador [Una persona o dispositivo que calibra.]

El técnico usó un calibrador de precisión para ajustar las balanzas del laboratorio.

(nom) étalonneur; calibreur [Personne ou appareil qui calibre un instrument de mesure pour en assurer la précision.]

Le technicien utilisa un calibreur de précision pour ajuster les balances du laboratoire.

(Substantiv) Kalibriergerät; Eichgerät [Person oder Gerät, das etwas kalibriert (genau einstellt oder justiert).]

Der Techniker verwendete einen präzisen **calibrator**, um die Laborwaagen einzustellen.

(名詞) 機器や計器の目盛りを調整・校正する人や装置。

技術者は実験室の秤を調整するために精密な校正器を使用した。

(substantivo) calibrador [Pessoa ou dispositivo que calibra.]

O técnico usou um calibrador de precisão para ajustar as balanças do laboratório.

Synonyms: adjuster setter regulator standardizer gauge tester measurer
Word parts: calibr + ate + or

Related words

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