standardize a thermometer

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• calibrate — 1. To graduate or standardize any measuring instrument. 2. To measure the diameter of a tubular structure. * * * cal·i·brate kal ə .brāt vt, brat·ed; brat·ing 1) to ascertain the caliber of (as a thermometer tube) 2) …   Medical dictionary

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• standardisation — noun 1. the condition in which a standard has been successfully established standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars • Syn: ↑standardization • Hypernyms: ↑condition, ↑status 2. the imposition of standards or… …   Useful english dictionary

• standardization — noun 1. the condition in which a standard has been successfully established standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars • Syn: ↑standardisation • Hypernyms: ↑condition, ↑status 2. the imposition of standards or… …   Useful english dictionary

• calibrate — transitive verb ( brated; brating) Date: circa 1864 1. to ascertain the caliber of (as a thermometer tube) 2. to determine, rectify, or mark the graduations of (as a thermometer tube) 3. to standardize (as a measuring instrument) by determining… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• calibration — noun the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument (Freq. 7) the thermometer needed calibration • Syn: ↑standardization, ↑standardisation • Derivationally related forms: ↑standardise ( …   Useful english dictionary