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recalibration

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɹiːˌkælɪˈbɹeɪʃən/
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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

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noun

Meaning 1

A second, subsequent, or corrected calibration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: readjustment, realignment

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: readjustment, realignment

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English calibre Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English calibrate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English calibration English recalibration From re- + calibration. First attested in 1883.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: herijking — a second, subsequent, or corrected calibration
  • French: recalibrage — a second, subsequent, or corrected calibration
  • French: recalibration — a second, subsequent, or corrected calibration
  • Italian: ricalibratùra — a second, subsequent, or corrected calibration
  • Norman: r'calibrâtion — a second, subsequent, or corrected calibration
  • Polish: rekalibracja — a second, subsequent, or corrected calibration
  • Romanian: recalibrare — a second, subsequent, or corrected calibration
  • Spanish: recalibración — a second, subsequent, or corrected calibration