Meanings
verbdecalibrate (third-person singular simple present decalibrates, present participle decalibrating, simple past and past participle decalibrated)
present singular third person decalibrates · participle present decalibrating · participle past decalibrated · past decalibrated
- intransitiveTo lose calibration and therefore not be accurate.
Aneroid and electronic instruments, decalibrate easily and frequently and require routine accuracy checks.
- transitiveTo perform some action to remove the calibration of an instrument.
it is important to not go over the pipetteman volume limit because that will decalibrate the machine.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishcalibrate
- Englishdecalibrate
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APA
decalibrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decalibrate
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“decalibrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decalibrate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decalibrate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decalibrate.
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