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rectification.

The action or process of rectifying.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɹɛktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
  1. The action or process of rectifying.

    countable · uncountable
    the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits
  2. The determination of a straight line whose length is equal to a portion of a curve.

    countable · uncountable
  3. 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.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The adjustment of a globe preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.

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  5. Purification of a substance through repeated or continuous distillation.

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  6. Any of a number of Chinese and Filipino communist purges. See rectification movement.

    countable · historical · uncountable
  7. A procedure that attempts to determine a person's time of birth based on events in their life.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English rectificacioun, from Old French rectificacion, from Late Latin rectificatio.

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