calibration calibrate • calibrator · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · calibration · · Text Latin · · Script 11 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument. Synonyms: standardization, standardisation. Example: "The thermometer needed calibration." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · standardization · · Synonym 1 standardisation · · Synonym 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 c latin small letter c U+0063 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074