calibration
noun
calĀ·iĀ·braĀ·tion
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Definition of calibration
1
: the act or process of calibrating : the state of being calibrated
2
: a set of graduations to indicate values or positions
—usually used in plural calibrations on a gauge
Examples of calibration in a Sentence
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The belt worked, but the screen was slow and the calibration was off. — Christopher Elliott, courant.com, "Problem Solved: Her NordicTrack keeps freezing up," 23 Aug. 2019 The 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody Daytona 50th Anniversary Edition pushes this Charger variety to 717 horsepower with a special calibration (that's an increase of 10 horsepower at 6,100 rpm). — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, "1969 racing legend inspired 2020 Dodge Charger Daytona edition," 15 Aug. 2019 The thrust numbers differed by an order of magnitudeāperhaps, Buldrini said, a problem of calibration. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, "The Good Kind of Crazy: The Quest for Exotic Propulsion," 29 July 2019 Some have claimed that Mr. Hansenās models failed to predict temperatures accurately, but these evaluations use measurements based on major calibration errors. — Fred Krupp, WSJ, "Capitalism Will Solve the Climate Problem," 22 July 2018 But now, labs will have to extract THC from the sample, come up with a procedure and calibration curve, figure out what instrument is best for testing and expand their accreditation. — Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, "Four Texas DAs announce shared plan to stop charging low-level pot cases in light of hemp bill," 3 July 2019 In 2017, Yue allegedly tried to purchase another cesium atomic clock, this time representing that it would be used at a calibration laboratory in California. — Joe Dworetzky, latimes.com, "South El Monte man charged with illegally exporting cesium atomic clocks," 28 June 2019 The benign sluggishness can be seen in the foot-dragging over defense spending and in European leadersā endless calibration... — John Bew, WSJ, "āThe Global Ageā Review: Europe on the Upswing," 15 May 2019 Lion Air co-founder Rusdi Kirana has disputed that any maintenance error occurred, saying in a December interview that calibration was performed properly in accordance with the manufacturerās manual. — Ben Otto, WSJ, "Cockpit Voice Recorder Recovered From Indonesiaās Lion Air Crash," 14 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'calibration.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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