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Its Essential To Calibrate This Device Crossword Clue

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noun

• an ordered reference standard

• relative magnitude

• the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it

• a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin

• a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

• (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)

• a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

• an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks

• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

• a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals

verb

• measure by or as if by a scale

• pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard

• take by attacking with scaling ladders

• reach the highest point of

• climb up by means of a ladder

• remove the scales from

• measure with or as if with scales

• size or measure according to a scale

33%8 Regulate or calibrate a device or instrument
verb

• adjust anew

• adjust again after an initial failure

33%12Device used to calibrate measuring instruments
noun

• a person who sets a standard for things to conform to

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