calibration Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
standardisation; standardization.
- the thermometer needed calibration
WordNet
Cal`ibra"*tion noun
Definitions
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.