Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miscalibrate

/mɪsˈkælɪbɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-cal-i-brate
IPA: /mɪsˈkælɪbɹeɪt/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To calibrate poorly or wrongly.

Example Sentences

"He can use that instrument every day and miscalibrate and misinspect a large percentage of the equipment he is supposed to certify."
"But the relaxation of a few miscalibrated, onerous provisions is where this effort should end."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English calibrate English miscalibrate From mis- + calibrate.

Inflected Forms

miscalibrates (present, singular) miscalibrating (participle, present) miscalibrated (participle, past) miscalibrated (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce miscalibrate?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈkælɪbɹeɪt/.
What does miscalibrate mean?: To calibrate poorly or wrongly.
Where does miscalibrate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English calibrate English miscalibrate From mis- + calibrate.

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