[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

calibration \cal`ibra"tion\, n.
   the process of estimating the caliber a tube, as of a
   thermometer tube, in order to graduate it to a scale of
   degrees; also, more generally, the determination of the true
   value of the spaces in any graduated instrument.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

calibration
     n : the act of checking or adjusting by comparison with a
         standard the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the
         thermometer needed calibration" syn: standardization,
         standardisation
see also:
standardization standardisation 

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