| Pronunciation: | | k`alubr'eyshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration" |
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| | Synonyms: | | standardisation, standardization |
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| | See Also: | | adjustment, investigating, investigation, readjustment, registration, tuning |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cal`ibra"*tion\, n.
The process of estimating the caliber a tube, as of a
thermometer tube, in order to graduate it to a scale of
degrees; also, more generally, the determination of the true
value of the spaces in any graduated instrument.
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