n. [ Cf. F. cribration, fr. L. cribrare to sift. See Cribble, n. ] (Pharmacy) The act or process of separating the finer parts of drugs from the coarser by sifting. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The process of estimating the caliber a tube, as of a thermometer tube, in order to graduate it to a scale of degrees; also, more generally, the determination of the true value of the spaces in any graduated instrument. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The process of estimating the caliber a tube, as of a thermometer tube, in order to graduate it to a scale of degrees; also, more generally, the determination of the true value of the spaces in any graduated instrument. [ 1913 Webster ]