calibration
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the act or process of determining, checking, or rectifying the settings or gradations on a measuring instrument or other piece of precision equipment; the resulting condition of the equipment.
I took the copter down to the beach to do the compass calibration, so as to be absolutely sure there was no metal around when I did it.
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the act or process of marking a measuring instrument with the necessary gradations; the resulting markings or settings.
Our measuring cups are designed with calibrations on the side so that exact measurement can be given.
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the act or process of planning or devising something carefully so as to have a precise use, application, appeal, etc..
He advocated for the calibration of fiscal policy to balance growth needs and minimize debt.
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the act or process of determining the correct range for an artillery gun, mortar, etc., by observing where the projectile hits.
The field regiment moved to a deserted area to carry out a shoot for the calibration of every gun.
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Artist Damien Hirst created a spot painting to serve as a calibration target for the lander's onboard camera.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Their goal was to carefully schedule when each instrument could operate and extract as much science and calibration time as possible from the spacecraft's limited resources.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Along with improving calibration of the argon/argon dating method, Renne said the findings establish a new benchmark for how accurately the technique can determine the ages of relatively recent volcanic eruptions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
“The process, the calibration, the persistent engineering, the kinematic simulation, the temperature, all that scheduling is kind of the same at this level of product,” Nicolson said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Volpe obviously had innate talents that related to theater—an ear for language, a feel for pacing and for calibration of emotional pitch, an acute visual sense.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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