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calibration|kælɪˈbreɪʃən| [f. prec. + -ation.] The action or process of calibrating. Also, a set of graduations or markings; a classification. Also attrib.
1871B. Stewart Heat §20 The relative diameter of the bore..having now been determined by Calibration. 1922F. W. Aston Isotopes v. 55 This is our first calibration curve—of necessity inaccurate owing to the gaps between the points. 1930Daily Mail 4 Jan. 7/1 With calibration you can tune in at will to any foreign programme that is within the receptive powers of the set. 1959Halas & Manvell Film Animation xix. 228 He may also have to readjust the camera-lens..for other effects of movement in the scene according to the calibrations he has previously worked out. Ibid. 337 Calibrations, markings to indicate the movement of a background in panning shots, the movement of the camera in tracking shots, or as a guide to the position of in-between drawings. 1965Language XLI. 173 As an example of special calibration, consider 400 indirect object prefixes. |