Miserection

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The process of setting in an upright, erect position in a faulty or incorrect way. rare, uncountable, usually

    "The 1972 West German Code considers column miserection and misalignment, and gives potential offsets of sloping, kinked, and corkscrew forms."

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"The 1972 West German Code considers column miserection and misalignment, and gives potential offsets of sloping, kinked, and corkscrew forms."

Etymology

From mis- + erection.

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