Meaning & use
Taring
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The action of weighing an empty container or measuring device in order to subtract its weight from a later combined measurement.
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Taring the scale before adding the flour ensures an accurate measurement.
The chemist zeroed the balance by taring the empty beaker first.
A note on using this word
This word is easily confused with "tearing"; it comes from "tare," the weight of packaging or a container, itself traced to Arabic tarh, meaning "deduction."
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zeroing
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