recalibrate

verb

re·​cal·​i·​brate (ˌ)rē-ˈka-lə-ˌbrāt 

recalibrated; recalibrating; recalibrates

transitive verb

: to calibrate (something) again

… these systems gradually drift off course so that the navigator periodically needs a fresh point of reference to recalibrate the navigation system.

—Stefi Weisburd

The problem is that eating more doesn't sate us; we merely recalibrate how much we think we need.

—Nando Pelusi

recalibration

(ˌ)rē-ˌka-lə-ˈbrā-shən 

noun

plural recalibrations

Literacy standards were in need of constant recalibration, as each new phase of the war could inflate or deflate the value of existing skills, inflate or deflate the effectiveness of existing induction policies and instructional efforts.

—Deborah Brandt

Examples of recalibrate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The researchers were able to formulate their date estimate by recalibrating the curve using sequoia and oak samples of known age from this period. —Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 26 June 2024

And then for the second half, from Episode 5 to the end, to recalibrate around the queen again and, obviously, to have the sense of [Diana’s] death and what that did, that seismic shift for the family, but for it then to return to Elizabeth and the future. —Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024

To repair the issue, for free mechanics will adjust a stopper and seat frame assembly near the sensor and recalibrate the system. —Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024

The West will need to recalibrate its expectations to match reality, which is that this is a war of attrition. —Margarita Konaev, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above