decalibrating
Throwing off accuracy
Decalibrating is throwing something out of calibration—disrupting the precise adjustment that allows accurate measurement or proper function.
Instruments, sensors, and equipment can be decalibrated by rough handling or environmental changes.
The term extends to anything finely tuned: The time zone change is decalibrating my sleep schedule.
The process undoes careful calibration, introducing error or dysfunction.
Gradual movement, no direction
breakdown · inaccuracy · misreading · deviation · fluctuation · instability · imprecision · variability
Incompatible combination
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- skewTwist from straight
offset · displacement · variance · imbalance · deviation · disparity · disagreement · detuning
Alteration to improve fit
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- servicingPerforming routine maintenance
- testingExamining to evaluate
verification · troubleshooting · zeroing · standardization · benchmarking · resetting · realignment · correction
Devices that detect input
- gaugesInstruments for measuring
- equipmentTools for a task
- measurementsQuantified sizes or amounts
- toolsDevices for doing work
diagnostics · electronics · meters · scales · thermometers · oscilloscopes · spectrometers · transducers
drift
Gradual movement, no direction
failure · breakdown · inaccuracy · misreading · deviation · fluctuation · instability · imprecision · variability · unreliability
mismatch
Incompatible combination
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
skew · offset · displacement · variance · imbalance · deviation · disparity · disagreement · detuning · desynchronization
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- servicingPerforming routine maintenance
testing · verification · troubleshooting · zeroing · standardization · benchmarking · resetting · realignment · correction · fine-tuning
sensors
Devices that detect input
- gaugesInstruments for measuring
- equipmentTools for a task
- measurementsQuantified sizes or amounts
tools · diagnostics · electronics · meters · scales · thermometers · oscilloscopes · spectrometers · transducers · detectors
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Adjusting for accuracy
recalibrating · fine-tuning · adjusting · tuning · zeroing
decalibratingoptimizing
Improving to best effect
restoring · correcting · fixing · repairing · perfecting
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