calibration 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
Examples
- 1.the thermometer needed calibration
Hypernym
activity 1
noun
any specific behavior
EnglishDerivationally related form
calibrate 1
verb
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
calibrate 2
verb
mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
Hyponym
tuning 1
noun
(music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency
adjustment 3
noun
the act of adjusting something to match a standard
