different between calibrate vs standardise

English

Etymology

From caliber or calibre +? -ate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæl?b?e?t/

Verb

calibrate (third-person singular simple present calibrates, present participle calibrating, simple past and past participle calibrated)

1. To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
2. To mark the scale of a measuring instrument.
3. To measure the caliber of a tube or gun.

Synonyms

• (check or adjust by comparison with a standard): tune

Related terms

• caliber/calibre
• calibration

Translations

Further reading

• calibrate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• calibrate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• bacterial

Italian

Verb

calibrate

1. second-person plural present indicative of calibrare
2. second-person plural imperative of calibrare
3. feminine plural of calibrato

English

Alternative forms

• standardize

Etymology

standard +? -ise

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?stænd?(?)da?z]

Verb

standardise (third-person singular simple present standardises, present participle standardising, simple past and past participle standardised)

1. To establish a standard consisting of regulations for how something is to be done across an organization.
2. To make to conform to a standard.
3. To check for conformance with a standard.

Derived terms

• destandardise
• standardisation

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: standardisent, standardises

Verb

standardise

1. first-person singular present indicative of standardiser
2. third-person singular present indicative of standardiser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of standardiser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of standardiser
5. second-person singular imperative of standardiser