Associations to the word «Rectification»

Wiktionary

RECTIFICATION, noun. The action or process of rectifying.
RECTIFICATION, noun. (geometry) The determination of a straight line whose length is equal to a portion of a curve.
RECTIFICATION, noun. (astronomy) The adjustment of a globe preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.

Dictionary definition

RECTIFICATION, noun. (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation.
RECTIFICATION, noun. The conversion of alternating current to direct current.
RECTIFICATION, noun. The act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right.
RECTIFICATION, noun. Determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve.

Wise words

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Oliver Wendell Holmes