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calibration

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cal·i·bra·tion  (kl-brshn)
n.
1. The act or process of calibrating or the state of being calibrated.
2. A set of gradations that show positions or values. Often used in the plural: the calibrations on a pressure gauge.
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Noun1.calibration - the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration"
standardisation, standardization
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
tuning - (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency
readjustment, adjustment, registration - the act of adjusting something to match a standard
Translations
calibration [ˌkælɪˈbreɪʃən] N [of gun etc] → calibración f; [of measuring instrument] → graduación f
calibration
n
(of gun) → Kalibrieren nt; (of meter, instrument also) → Eichen nt
(= mark, on gun) → Kalibrierung f; (on meter, instrument also) → Eichung f
calibration [ˌkælɪˈbreɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → calibratura, taratura
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