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Rectification

//ˌɹɛktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// noun

Noun

1
The action or process of rectifying. countable, uncountable
"the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits"
2
determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve wordnet
3
The determination of a straight line whose length is equal to a portion of a curve. countable, uncountable
4
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right wordnet
5
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

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the conversion of alternating current to direct current wordnet
7
The adjustment of a globe preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem. countable, uncountable
8
(chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation wordnet
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Purification of a substance through repeated or continuous distillation. countable, uncountable
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Any of a number of Chinese and Filipino communist purges. See rectification movement. countable, historical, uncountable
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A procedure that attempts to determine a person's time of birth based on events in their life. countable, uncountable

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

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