calibrated
- v make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- v 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 - v measure the caliber of
- a marked with or divided into degrees
a calibrated thermometer
caliche-topped
- s covered with caliche, a hard calcium-carbonate encrusted soil
calico
- n coarse cloth with a bright print
- a made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned
calico dresses
a calico cat - s having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
californian
- n a native or resident of California
- a of or relating to or characteristic of California or its inhabitants
callable
- s subject to a demand for payment before due date
callable bonds
caller
- n a social or business visitor
- n an investor who buys a call option
- n the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands
- n a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance
you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing - n someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice
the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner - n the person who convenes a meeting
who is the caller of this meeting? - n the person initiating a telephone call
there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone - s providing coolness
`caller' is a Scottish term as in `a caller breeze' - s fresh
caller fish