calibration (n)
standardization (n)
standardisation (n)

n00999245

type n
lex_filenum 04
def the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
examples the thermometer needed calibration
Outgoing links
Hypernym activity
Derivationally related form standardisation → standardise
Derivationally related form standardization → standardize
Derivationally related form calibration → calibrate; calibration → calibrate
Hyponym tuning; adjustment, registration, readjustment
Incoming links
Hyponym activity
Hypernym tuning; adjustment, registration, readjustment
Derivationally related form calibrate → calibration; calibrate → calibration
Derivationally related form standardize → standardization
Derivationally related form standardise → standardisation

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