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recalibration

/ˌɹiːˌkælɪˈbɹeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
re-cal-i-bra-tion
IPA
/ˌɹiːˌkælɪˈbɹeɪʃən/
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A second, subsequent, or corrected calibration.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

recalibrations (plural) re-calibration (alternative)

Synonyms

readjustment realignment

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

How do you pronounce recalibration?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹiːˌkælɪˈbɹeɪʃən/.
What does recalibration mean?
A second, subsequent, or corrected calibration.
Where does recalibration come from?
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.

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