Etymology

recalibration

re·cal·i·bra·tion
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Today it means: A second, subsequent, or corrected calibration. Full definition →

English calibration ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishcalibre
  7. Englishcalibrate
  8. Englishcalibration
  9. English todayrecalibration

From re- + calibration. First attested in 1883.

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