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English noun: calibration

1. calibration (act) the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument


SamplesThe thermometer needed calibration.


Synonymsstandardisation, standardization


Broader (hypernym)activity


Narrower (hyponym)adjustment, readjustment, registration, tuning









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