calibration

== English == === Etymology === From calibrate + -ion. First attested in 1852. === Pronunciation === enPR: (weak vowel distinction) kăl′ĭ-brā′shən, (weak vowel merger) kăl′ə-brā′shən (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkæl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌkæl.əˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌkæl.əˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˌkæl.əˈbɹæɪ.ʃən/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌkɛl.əˈbɹæɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: cal‧i‧bra‧tion === Noun === calibration (countable and uncountable, plural calibrations) (technology) The act of calibrating something. The thermostat needs calibration. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “calibration”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “calibration”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “calibration”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === From calibrer +‎ -ation. Calque of English calibration. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.li.bʁa.sjɔ̃/ Rhymes: -ɔ̃ Hyphenation: ca‧li‧bra‧tion === Noun === calibration f (countable and uncountable, plural calibrations) (frequent in sciences) synonym of étalonnage (calibration) (act of calibrating) === Anagrams === câliboirant