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Librated (gcide) | Librate \Li"brate\ (l[imac]"br[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Librated (l[imac]"br[asl]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Librating.] [L. libratus, p. p. of librare to balance, to
make even, fr. libra. Cf. Level, Deliberate,
Equilibrium.]
To vibrate as a balance does before resting in equilibrium;
hence, to be poised.
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Their parts all librate on too nice a beam. --Clifton.
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calibrated (encz) | calibrated,kalibrovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožcalibrated,zkalibrovaný Jiří Šmoldas |
recalibrated (encz) | recalibrated,rekalibrovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožrecalibrated,znovu zkalibroval Zdeněk Brož |
uncalibrated (encz) | uncalibrated,nekalibrovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Delibrated (gcide) | Delibrate \Del"i*brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delibrated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Delibrating.] [L. delibratus, p. p. of
delibrare to delibrate; de from + liber bark.]
To strip off the bark; to peel. [Obs.] --Ash.
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Equilibrated (gcide) | Equilibrate \E`qui*li"brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Equilibrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Equilibrating.] [L.
aequilibratus in equilibrium; aequus equal + libra balance.
See Equilibrium.]
To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with
equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise. --H.
Spenser.
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calibrated (wn) | calibrated
adj 1: marked with or divided into degrees; "a calibrated
thermometer" [syn: calibrated, graduated] |
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