['kælibreit]
общая лексика
градуировать
калибровать
тарировать
глагол
общая лексика
проверять, выверять
специальный термин
калибровать
градуировать
тарировать
проверять
выверять
военное дело
определять начальную скорость
In measurement technology and metrology, calibration is the comparison of measurement values delivered by a device under test with those of a calibration standard of known accuracy. Such a standard could be another measurement device of known accuracy, a device generating the quantity to be measured such as a voltage, a sound tone, or a physical artifact, such as a meter ruler.
The outcome of the comparison can result in one of the following:
Strictly speaking, the term "calibration" means just the act of comparison and does not include any subsequent adjustment.
The calibration standard is normally traceable to a national or international standard held by a metrology body.