calibration

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Recent Examples of calibration Traditional resin printers often require manual leveling procedures involving loose screws, calibration sheets, and test prints. Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 Below are some helpful questions to ask yourself to try to get this calibration working for you. Doug Scott, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Astronomical instruments require calibration before use, and this is accomplished by targeting a familiar object in the sky and tuning the instruments to how that object should appear. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Oren’s particular calibration across all aspects of her atmosphere, design, pacing, and performances make that movie an especially fascinating film to revisit, as the reading of it differs quite wildly each time. Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for calibration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibration
measurement
Noun
  • When measurement is isolated, truth fragments across the organization.
    Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • All three projects will collectively contribute to better measurements of how cosmic structure is changing over time—crucial information for clarifying the nature of dark energy and dark matter in the universe’s evolution.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Calibration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibration. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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