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Clearly, many branches of science need an exquisite precision of timekeeping and the infinitesimal decimals of calibration, so space launches, for example, are not scheduled for leap-second dates. But society as a whole neither needs that obsessive time measurement nor is well served by it.
Jay Griffiths

Meaning of "calibration" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CALIBRATION

calibration  [ˌkælɪˈbreɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALIBRATION

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Calibration is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CALIBRATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Calibration

Calibration is a comparison between measurements – one of known magnitude or correctness made or set with one device and another measurement made in as similar a way as possible with a second device. The device with the known or assigned correctness is called the standard. The second device is the unit under test, test instrument, or any of several other names for the device being calibrated. The formal definition of calibration by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures is the following: "Operation that, under specified conditions, in a first step, establishes a relation between the quantity values with measurement uncertainties provided by measurement standards and corresponding indications with associated measurement uncertainties and, in a second step, uses this information to establish a relation for obtaining a measurement result from an indication."...

Definition of calibration in the English dictionary

The definition of calibration in the dictionary is marking with units. Other definition of calibration is accurate measurement.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALIBRATION


administration
ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən
adumbration
ˌædʌmˈbreɪʃən
celebration
ˌselɪˈbreɪʃən
cerebration
ˌsɛrɪˈbreɪʃən
concelebration
kənˌsɛlɪˈbreɪʃən
corporation
ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
cribration
krɪˈbreɪʃən
decerebration
diːˌsɛrɪˈbreɪʃən
decoration
ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən
elucubration
ɪˌluːkjʊˈbreɪʃən
equilibration
ˌiːkwɪlaɪˈbreɪʃən
exprobration
ˌeksprəʊˈbreɪʃən
libration
laɪˈbreɪʃən
lucubration
ˌluːkjʊˈbreɪʃən
noncelebration
ˌnɒnˌselɪˈbreɪʃən
obumbration
ˌɒbʌmˈbreɪʃən
recalibration
ˌriːkælɪˈbreɪʃən
terebration
ˌtɛrɪˈbreɪʃən
vertebration
ˌvɜːtɪˈbreɪʃən
vibration
vaɪˈbreɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALIBRATION

caliatour
Caliban
caliber
calibered
calibrate
calibrated
calibrater
calibrator
calibre
calibred
calices
caliche
calicle
calico
calico bush
calicular
Calicut
calid
calidity
calif

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALIBRATION

accreditation
action
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
creation
destination
documentation
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of calibration in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «calibration» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALIBRATION

Find out the translation of calibration to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of calibration from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «calibration» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

校准
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calibración
570 millions of speakers

English

calibration
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंशांकन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المعايرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

калибровка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calibração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রমাঙ্কন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

étalonnage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penentukuran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kalibrierung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キャリブレーション
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kalibrasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hiệu chuẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அளவுத்திருத்தம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅलिब्रेशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayarlama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

taratura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kalibracja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

калібрування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

calibrare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαθμονόμησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kalibrasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kalibrering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kalibrering
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALIBRATION»

The term «calibration» is very widely used and occupies the 15.569 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALIBRATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about calibration

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3 QUOTES WITH «CALIBRATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word calibration.
1
Joel Coen
We don't have any rules about how we depict violence, or how much violence is in a movie. It's a calibration on a case-by-case basis.
2
Jay Griffiths
Clearly, many branches of science need an exquisite precision of timekeeping and the infinitesimal decimals of calibration, so space launches, for example, are not scheduled for leap-second dates. But society as a whole neither needs that obsessive time measurement nor is well served by it.
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Jay Griffiths
Time is found in the calibration of the individual to the timing of a collective endeavour, the social grace that less clock-bound societies must practise.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALIBRATION»

Discover the use of calibration in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to calibration and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Multivariate Calibration
Multivariate Calibration Harald Martens, Chemist, Norwegian Food Research Institute, Aas, Norway and Norwegian Computing Center, Oslo, Norway Tormod N?s, Statistician, Norwegian Food Research Institute, Aas, Norway The aim of this inter ...
Harald Martens, 1989
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Uncertainty, Calibration and Probability: The Statistics of ...
All formulations are discussed and demonstrated with the minimum of mathematical knowledge assumed. This second edition offers additional examples in each chapter, and detailed additions and alterations made to the text.
C.F Dietrich, 1991
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Robot Calibration
Calibration is playing an increasingly important role in industrial robotics.
Rolf Bernhardt, R. Bernhardt, S. Albright, 1993
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Self-Calibration of Multi-Camera Systems
Most of these require or benefit from a calibration of the multi-camera system. This book presents a novel approach for automatically estimating that calibration.
Ferid Bajramovic, 2010
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Camera-Aided Robot Calibration
Robot calibration is the process of enhancing the accuracy of a robot by modifying its control software. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the theory and implementation of robot calibration using computer vision technology.
Hangi Zhuang, Zvi S. Roth, 1996
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Calibration and Orientation of Cameras in Computer Vision
This book brings together concepts and approaches from the fields of photogrammetry and computer vision.
Armin Gruen, Thomas S. Huang, 2001
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A Guide to the Use and Calibration of Detector Array Equipment
The text contains both a review of the existing literature and a large amount of new experimental data obtained during the course of the study.
Gordon R. Hopkinson, Teresa M. Goodman, Stuart R. Prince, 2004
8
Remote sensing calibration systems: an introduction
This book deals with the principles of calibrating the instruments that are used to measure the various forms of reflected & internally generated terrestrial radiation over the larger part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Hsi Shu Chen, 1997
9
Integrated Smart Sensors: Design and Calibration
Integrated Smart Sensors: Design and Calibration explains how to include a digitally programmable calibration feature in an integrated smart sensor.
Gert van der Horn, Johan Huijsing, 1998
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High Precision Camera Calibration
Tobias Hanning explains the classic pinhole camera model, its limitations, and alternatives.
Tobias Hanning, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALIBRATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term calibration is used in the context of the following news items.
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UK-based high pressure calibration facility
NEL, supported by UK's National Measurement System, is set to create the UK's only flow meter calibration facility capable of testing at elevated ... «Control Engineering Website, Jul 15»
2
AMETEK Land Instruments celebrates 45th anniversary of UKAS ...
AMETEK Land Instruments, based in Sheffield, is celebrating the 45th anniversary of its UKAS accredited infrared temperature calibration ... «Environmental Expert, Jul 15»
3
FireflySci Simplifies the Calibration of UV Spectrophotometers with …
The calibration of UV spectrophotometers is very sensitive and delicate work. Having the best tools on hand for this process is critical to ensure ... «PR Web, Jul 15»
4
Implementing a Calibration System
Calibration system: The equipment and software that are used in the calibration process for planning, managing, performing and documenting calibrations. «Quality Magazine, Jul 15»
5
New Calibration Scientist Appointed for Upgraded Laboratory
“We have recently expanded our calibration team with the appointment of Helen Turner as Calibration Scientist. Helen has a BSc in Forensic ... «International Environmental Technology, Jul 15»
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LaserSoft Imaging's Print Calibration software for everyone
LaserSoft Imaging's printing calibration software helps ease the issues and problems of making the colors on the screen match the colors you ... «TechnologyTell, Jul 15»
7
NEL invests in high pressure calibration facility
NEL is set to invest £1 million to construct the UK's only flow meter calibration facility which is capable of testing at significantly elevated ... «Energy Global, Jul 15»
8
Play it now: Operations Calibration Droid (OCD)
The game is Operations Calibration Droid (OCD) by Kent Sheely, and it captures the odd, incidental humor and pique in compulsion and ... «Boing Boing, Jun 15»
9
Shakers and Calibration Equipment
John Morris Industrial provides Modal Shop structural vibration and acoustic sensing systems. The Modal Shop retains close ties to the University of Cincinnati's ... «Ferret, Jun 15»
10
FireflySci Releases Spectrophotometer Calibration Standards for …
Previous spectrophotometer calibration standards, such as those made from didymium glass were only able to operate up to 875nm. Used in ... «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jun 15»

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