rectification

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: rectification

1	n	the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
2	n	the conversion of alternating current to direct current
3	n	(chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
4	n	determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: rectification

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; redress, remediation, remedy
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil; retribution
the act of correcting for your wrongdoing; compensation, recompense
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; salve
anything that remedies or heals or soothes; indemnification
an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance

Type of:: changeover, conversion, transition
an event that results in a transformation

Type of:: purification, refinement, refining
the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

Type of:: determination, finding
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

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