recalibratev.
/ˌriːˈkalᵻbreɪt/, U.S. /riˈkæləˌbreɪt/, /rəˈkæləˌbreɪt/ transitive and intransitive. To calibrate (an instrument or device) again or differently. Also in extended use: to reset, to adjust.
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1883 Electrician (U.S.) Dec. 369/1 If..it is desired to recalibrate the instrument, all that is necessary is to pass a known current..through it.
1891 Times 18 Feb. 13/3 The central supply stations..require testing and measuring instruments, which have to be recalibrated and put in accurate working order from time to time.
1922 C. W. Taussig Bk. Radio xix. 279 Where wooden ships carry a metallic cargo, it may be necessary to recalibrate with the cargo on board.
1971 Nature 6 Aug. 391/2 We are currently recalibrating our Dobson ozone spectrophotometers.
1986 D. Carey Battlestations! ii. 19 I had to recalibrate when he turned instead to Kirk.
1990 Peterson's 4-wheel & Off-road May 28/1 You'll need to recalibrate the speedo because it ties into the antilock braking system.
1994 Canad. Def. Q. Mar. 15/2 Both putative friends and erstwhile foes recalibrate prior understandings and commitments.
2002 Time 10 June 52/3 Working out regularly..may help recalibrate the anxious brain.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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