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librate
(encz) | librate, v: |
Librate
(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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Librate
(gcide) | Librate \Li"brate\, v. t.
To poise; to balance.
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librate
(wn) | librate
v 1: determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"
[syn: weigh, librate]
2: vibrate before coming to a total rest; "the children's swing
librated" |
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calibrater
(mass) | calibrater
- kalibrátor |
equilibrate
(mass) | equilibrate
- vyrovnať |
calibrate
(encz) | calibrate,cejchovat v: Zdeněk Brožcalibrate,kalibrovat Jiří Šmoldas |
calibrated
(encz) | calibrated,kalibrovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožcalibrated,zkalibrovaný Jiří Šmoldas |
equilibrate
(encz) | equilibrate,vyrovnat v: Zdeněk Brožequilibrate,vyvážit v: Zdeněk Brož |
recalibrate
(encz) | recalibrate,znovu zkalibrovat v: IvČa |
recalibrated
(encz) | recalibrated,rekalibrovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožrecalibrated,znovu zkalibroval Zdeněk Brož |
uncalibrated
(encz) | uncalibrated,nekalibrovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Calibrate
(gcide) | Calibrate \Cal"i*brate\, v. i.
To ascertain the caliber of, as of a thermometer tube; also,
more generally, to determine or rectify the graduation of, as
of the various standards or graduated instruments.
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Delibrate
(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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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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Equilibrate
(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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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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Librate
(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.
[1913 Webster]Librate \Li"brate\, v. t.
To poise; to balance.
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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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calibrate
(wn) | calibrate
v 1: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for
optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a
cylinder" [syn: calibrate, graduate, fine-tune]
2: mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be
read in the desired units; "he calibrated the thermometer for
the Celsius scale"
3: measure the caliber of; "calibrate a gun" |
calibrated
(wn) | calibrated
adj 1: marked with or divided into degrees; "a calibrated
thermometer" [syn: calibrated, graduated] |
equilibrate
(wn) | equilibrate
v 1: bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
2: bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work
and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" [syn:
balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise] [ant:
unbalance] |
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