cal|i|bra|tion

cal|i|bra|tion
cal|i|bra|tion «KAL uh BRAY shuhn», noun.
1. the act or process of calibrating: »

The melting and boiling points of a large number of substances have been carefully measured and tabulated and these temperatures may now be used in the calibration of any type of thermometer (Sears and Zemansky).

2. the state or condition of being calibrated.
3. the marks made on a thermometer, gauge, or other measuring instrument as a scale of measure: »

The instruments on the dashboard are austere white-on-black, witegible calibrations (New Yorker).


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