zeroing
Adjusting to nothing
Zeroing is the process of adjusting something to zero or bringing it to a baseline.
You zero a scale before weighing, or zero a rifle scope to align point of aim with point of impact: I spent an hour zeroing the new optic.
To zero in on something is to focus precisely on it, like a targeting system converging on coordinates.
Instance of perceiving something
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- scopeExtent or range
- targetingSelecting as objective
- rangeExtent of variation
windage · elevation · reticle · crosshairs · rifle · marksmanship · ballistics · trajectory
Steering toward a target
- targetingSelecting as objective
- concentratingDirecting mental effort narrowly
- narrowingReduction in width
- pinpointingLocating with precision
locking · converging · directing · fixating · centering · aiming · honing · bracketing
Correct relative positioning
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- configurationArrangement of parts
balancing · correction · fine-tuning · adjustment · normalization · scaling · gauging · trimming
sighting
Instance of perceiving something
range · windage · elevation · reticle · crosshairs · rifle · marksmanship · ballistics · trajectory · optics
homing
Steering toward a target
- targetingSelecting as objective
- concentratingDirecting mental effort narrowly
- narrowingReduction in width
pinpointing · locking · converging · directing · fixating · centering · aiming · honing · bracketing
alignment
Correct relative positioning
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
configuration · balancing · correction · fine-tuning · adjustment · normalization · scaling · gauging · trimming · taring
cancel
Revoke or terminate
- voidWithout legal effect
- negateCancel or disprove
- neutralizeCancel an effect
erase · reset · eliminate · annul · blank · clear · wipe · obliterate · efface · expunge
- adjustmentsadjustment, tweaks, adjust, shifts, fixes
- adjustingtuning, readjusting, calibrating, tweaking, modifying
- big game huntinghunting party, hunting rifle, hunting camp, hunting license, hunting ground
- marksmanshipmarksmanship, dry firing, accuracy, aim, target practice
- shooting rangesshooting range, gun range, lanes, firing range, firing line
- tool caresharpening, oiling, cleaning, lubrication, rust prevention
zeroingadding
Joining to increase
incrementing · accumulating · summing · totaling · increasing
zeroingmiscalibrating
Setting inaccurately
misaligning · offsetting · detuning · skewing · biasing
zeroingdispersing
Spreading widely apart
scattering · diffusing · unfocusing · wandering · straying
- zeroing inProgressively targeting something specific
- zeroing outSetting to nothing