Meaning of RECTIFICATION
| Pronunciation: | | r`ektufuk'eyshun
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- [n] determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve
- [n] the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
- [n] the conversion of alternating current to direct current
- [n] (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
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| | Synonyms: | | correction |
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| | See Also: | | amendment, changeover, compensation, conversion, determination, emendation, finding, improvement, purification, recompense, redress, refinement, refining, remediation, remedy, retribution, transition | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Rec`ti*fi*ca"tion\ (r?k`t?*f?*k?1sh?n), n. [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. --De Quincey.
2. (Geom.) The determination of a straight line whose length
is equal a portion of a curve.
{Rectification of a globe} (Astron.), its adjustment
preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
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