The telephone time-of-day service also is used to synchronize clocks and watches, and for the calibration of stopwatches and timers (although slightly less accurate than radio reception).
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Calibration
/ˌkæl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "calibration" (49 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Noun(8 words)
Adjective(1 words)
acoustic adjustment
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (15)
Noun(13 words)
correctingcorrectioncorrectionsdialingequipment calibrationfitmentfittingframework alignmentjiggeringlab calibrationlab testmeasurement adjustmentmeasurement instrument accuracy
Adjective(1 words)
micro adjustment
Verb(1 words)
modify concentration
Related words (24)
Noun(21 words)
modulatingmodulationorientatingparameterizationprecisionputteringreadjustmentreference measurementrefiningsightingspikingstandardisationstandardizationtemperature adjustmenttrueingtruingtuningtweakingtweaksvalidation
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Adjective(2 words)
small alterationsteady adjustment
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8 entriescalibration certificatecalibration data setcalibration recordcalibration reportgauge calibrationinstrument calibrationsensor calibrationthermometer calibration
Collocations
6 entriescalibration curvecalibration datacalibration processcalibration reportinstrument calibrationsensor calibration
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The thermostat needs calibration.
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