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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.

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  1. 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.
  2. n. the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
  3. 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.
  4. The process of estimating the caliber a tube, as of athermometer tube, in order to graduate it to a scale of degrees;also, more generally, the determination of the true value of thespaces in any graduated instrument.
  5. n:100 n. the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument