CALIBRATORS Synonyms

• an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality

• a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

• accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

• the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train

• the thickness of wire

• diameter of a tube or gun barrel

• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

• rub to a uniform size

• determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation

• measure precisely and against a standard

• adapt to a specified measurement

• mix in specific proportions

• a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time

• a signal for attracting attention

• a device for showing the operating condition of some system

• (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction

• a person who makes measurements

• the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

• any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

• measure with a meter

• stamp with a meter indicating the postage

• any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.

• an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest

• a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)

• an ordered reference standard

• relative magnitude

• the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it

• a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin

• a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

• (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)

• a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

• an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks

• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

• a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals

• measure by or as if by a scale

• pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard

• take by attacking with scaling ladders

• reach the highest point of

• climb up by means of a ladder

• remove the scales from

• measure with or as if with scales

• size or measure according to a scale

• a person who sets a standard for things to conform to

• someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications

• a flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed)