'Rectification' definitions:
Definition of 'rectification'
(from WordNet)
noun
(chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
noun
The conversion of alternating current to direct current
noun
The act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right [syn: correction, rectification]
noun
Determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve
Definition of 'Rectification'
From: GCIDE
- Rectification \Rec`ti*fi*ca"tion\ (r?k`t?*f?*k?1sh?n), n. [Cf. F. rectification.]
- 1. The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits. [1913 Webster]
- After the rectification of his views, he was incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of error. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Geom.) The determination of a straight line whose length is equal a portion of a curve. [1913 Webster]
- Rectification of a globe (Astron.), its adjustment preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rectification'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amendment,
- amends,
- atonement,
- balancing,
- commutation,
- compensation,
- correction,
- counteraction,
- counterbalancing,
- editing,
- emendation,
- expiation,
- fixing,
- indemnification,
- indemnity,
- lex talionis,
- making right,
- mending,
- offsetting,
- overhaul,
- overhauling,
- recension,
- recompense,
- redaction,
- redress,
- remedy,
- repair,
- repairing,
- reparation,
- repayment,
- rescript,
- rescription,
- restitution,
- retaliation,
- revampment,
- revenge,
- revisal,
- revise,
- revised edition,
- revision,
- rewrite,
- rewriting,
- satisfaction,
- substitution,
- troubleshooting