different between calisthenics vs calibrate

English

Alternative forms

• callisthenics

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (kállos, “beauty”) + ?????? (sthénos, “strength”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kæl.?s???n.?ks/

Noun

calisthenics pl (plural only)

1. (in the plural) Gymnastic exercises under the participation of a (surface-wise) multitude of muscles and often minimal equipment (thus, usually bodyweight exercises) with a stress on stamina.
2. (in the singular) A system of such exercises.

Translations

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