rectification
NounUS[rek-tuh-fuh-key-shuhn]/ˌrɛktəfəˈkeɪʃən/5 syllables
Synonyms:
correction
Open English WordNet
Noun (4)
- (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillationType of refining, refinement
- the conversion of alternating current to direct currentType of conversion, transition
- the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting rightSynonyms: correctionType of improvementKinds amendment, redress, retribution, emendation, recompense
- determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curveType of determination, finding
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Rec′ti·fi·ca′tion (r?k′t?-f?-k?1sh?n), noun
Origin: Cf. F. rectification.
1. The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits.
After the rectification of his views, he was incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of error.— Thomas DeQuincey
2. Geometry The determination of a straight line whose length is equal a portion of a curve.
Rectification of a globe Astronomy, its adjustment preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54