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

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The calibration of the scales was confirmed and witnessed by the competitor. Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025 The calibration set is often much smaller than the training data required for training machine learning algorithms. Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025 The calibration runs on its own and only takes a few seconds to drive each motor. PCMAG, 20 Feb. 2025 The city plans to begin outdoor testing and calibration when warm weather arrives this spring, and then to start deploying the monitors, according to Adams. John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for calibration

Word History

Etymology

calibr(ate) + -ation

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of calibration was in 1852

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“Calibration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calibration. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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