rectification
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rec·ti·fy
(rĕk′tə-fī′)tr.v. rec·ti·fied, rec·ti·fy·ing, rec·ti·fies
1.
a. To set right; correct: rectified the situation by adding more chairs so that more people could sit. See Synonyms at correct.
b. To correct by calculation or adjustment: rectified the mathematical error.
2. Chemistry To refine or purify, especially by distillation.
3. Electronics To convert (alternating current) into direct current.
4. To adjust (the proof of alcoholic beverages) by adding water or other liquids.
[Middle English rectifien, from Old French rectifier, from Medieval Latin rēctificāre : Latin rēctus, right; see reg- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]
rec′ti·fi′a·ble adj.
rec′ti·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
rectification
In photogrammetry, the process of projecting a tilted or oblique photograph on to a horizontal reference plane.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Noun | 1. | rectification - (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions refining, purification, refinement - the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) |
2. | rectification - the conversion of alternating current to direct current | |
3. | rectification - the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" retribution - the act of correcting for your wrongdoing recompense, compensation - the act of compensating for service or loss or injury amendment - the act of amending or correcting emendation - a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing | |
4. | rectification - determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve determination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures" |
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Translations
تَصْحيح
nápravaoprava
berigtigelse
leiîrétting
düzeltme
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rectification
n
(= correction) → Korrektur f, → Verbesserung f; (of statement, situation) → Richtigstellung f, → Berichtigung f; (of position, anomaly, mistake) → Korrektur f; (of instrument) → richtige Einstellung; (of omission) → Nachholen nt, → Wiedergutmachung f; (of problem) → Behebung f
(Elec) → Gleichrichtung f
(Chem, Math) → Rektifikation f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
rectify
(ˈrektifai) verb to put right or correct (a mistake etc). We shall rectify the error as soon as possible.
ˌrectiˈfiable adjectiveˌrectifiˈcation (-fi-) noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
rectification
n. rectificación, corrección; enmienda.
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