rectification of a globe

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rectification of a globe - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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              After the rectification of his views, he was
              incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of
              error.                                --De Quincey.
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     2. (Geom.) The determination of a straight line whose length
        is equal a portion of a curve.
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     Rectification of a globe (Astron.), its adjustment
        preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
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