rectification
Collocations
5ADJ.
legal, militaristic, required
VERB + RECTIFICATION
map, sought
RECTIFICATION + NOUN
error, spirits
PREP.
after, with
ADV.
immediately
Definitions
noun
The action or process of rectifying.
the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits
[…] as after the rectification of his views, he was incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of error.
The determination of a straight line whose length is equal to a portion of a curve.
The truncation of a polyhedron by replacing each vertex with a face that passes though the midpoint of each edge connected to the vertex; an analogous procedure on a polytope of dimension higher than 3.
The adjustment of a globe preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
Purification of a substance through repeated or continuous distillation.
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Synonyms
noun — the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits
Wiktionary[…] as after the rectification of his views, he was incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of error.
WiktionaryWhereas delinquency correlates with treatment, psychotherapy, and correction, the category of the disorderly is more closely associated with a militaristic method of rectification.
WiktionaryAfter realizing his mistake, Tom immediately sought rectification of the record.
Tatoeba · #13570139The map required rectification to align with the new satellite data.
Tatoeba · #13570140Legal rectification of the contract was necessary to correct the misleading clause.
Tatoeba · #13570141