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Meaning of 'calibration' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Calibration [ 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.

Meaning of 'calibration' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . calibration [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
Example in sentence:
  • the thermometer needed calibration

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