Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Rectification \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.
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After the rectification of his views, he was
incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of
error. --De Quincey.
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2. (Geom.) The determination of a straight line whose length
is equal a portion of a curve.
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{Rectification of a globe} (Astron.), its adjustment
preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rectification
n 1: (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a
substance by distillation
2: the conversion of alternating current to direct current
3: the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake;
setting right [syn: {correction}, {rectification}]
4: determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight
line equal in length to a given curve
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