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cal·i·bra·tion

(kăl′ə-brā′shən)

1. The act or process of calibrating or the state of being calibrated.

a. A gradation that shows a position or value, as on a measuring instrument.

b. calibrations A set of such gradations: the calibrations on a pressure gauge.

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Noun

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

calibrage

calibrazione taratura

компарирование

calibration

[ˌkælɪˈbreɪʃən] N [of gun etc] → calibración f; [of measuring instrument] → graduación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

calibration

(of gun) → Kalibrieren nt; (of meter, instrument also) → Eichen nt

(= mark, on gun) → Kalibrierung f; (on meter, instrument also) → Eichung f

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calibration

[ˌkælɪˈbreɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → calibratura, taratura

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