rectification

rec·ti·fy

 (rĕk′tə-fī′)

tr.v. rec·ti·fied, rec·ti·fy·ing, rec·ti·fies

1.

a. To set right; correct: rectified the situation by adding more chairs so that more people could sit. See Synonyms at correct.

b. To correct by calculation or adjustment: rectified the mathematical error.

2. Chemistry To refine or purify, especially by distillation.

3. Electronics To convert (alternating current) into direct current.

4. To adjust (the proof of alcoholic beverages) by adding water or other liquids.

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[Middle English rectifien, from Old French rectifier, from Medieval Latin rēctificāre : Latin rēctus, right; see reg- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

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rec′ti·fi′a·ble adj.

rec′ti·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

rectification

In photogrammetry, the process of projecting a tilted or oblique photograph on to a horizontal reference plane.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rectification - (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions refining, purification, refinement - the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
	2.	rectification - the conversion of alternating current to direct current changeover, conversion, transition - an event that results in a transformation
	3.	rectification - the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right correction improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" remediation, remedy, redress - act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil retribution - the act of correcting for your wrongdoing recompense, compensation - 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
	4.	rectification - determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve determination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures"

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Translations

تَصْحيح

nápravaoprava

berigtigelse

Berichtigung

αποκατάσταση

rectification

leiîrétting

emendazionerettificazione

korrigering

düzeltme

纠正

rectification

[ˌrektɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → rectificación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rectification

n

(= correction) → Korrektur f, → Verbesserung f; (of statement, situation) → Richtigstellung f, → Berichtigung f; (of position, anomaly, mistake) → Korrektur f; (of instrument) → richtige Einstellung; (of omission) → Nachholen nt, → Wiedergutmachung f; (of problem) → Behebung f

(Elec) → Gleichrichtung f

(Chem, Math) → Rektifikation f

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rectify

(ˈrektifai) verb

to put right or correct (a mistake etc). We shall rectify the error as soon as possible. regstel يُصَحِّح поправям corrigir opravit, napravit berichtigen berigtige; udbedre επανορθώνωrectificar parandama اصلاح کردن؛ تصحیح کردن korjata rectifier לתקן ठीक करना ispraviti helyesbít mengoreksi leiðrétta rettificare 直す 정정하다 ištaisyti izlabot; vērst par labu memperbetulkan rechtzettenrette, korrigereskorygować سمول، صحيح كول، ټيك كول، علاج كول corrigir a rectifica исправлять opraviť, napraviť popraviti ispraviti rätta [till] ทำให้ถูกต้อง düzeltmek 修正 виправляти درست کرنا chỉnh cho bằng 纠正，矫正，改正调整

ˌrectiˈfiable adjective

regstelbaar مُمْكِن تَصْليحُه който може да се поправи corrigível opravitelný zu berichtigen korrigerbar επανορθώσιμος rectificable parandatav اصلاح پذیر؛ درست شدنی korjattavissa rectifiable בַּר-תִּיקוּן संशोधनीय, परिधोशनीय ispravljiv kijavítható bisa dikoreksi sem hægt er að leiðrétta rettificabile 修正できる 정정할 수 있는 ištaisomas []labojams boleh dibetulkan rectificeerbaar som kan rettes/korrigeres możliwy do poprawienia صحيح كول corrigível rectificabil поправимый opraviteľný popravljiv ispravljiv som kan rättas [till] ซึ่งถูกต้อง düzeltilebilir 可修正的 поправний; вирівнюваний قابل درستی có thể chỉnh được 可纠正的

ˌrectifiˈcation (-fi-) noun

regstelling تَصْحيح поправяне correção oprava, náprava die Berichtigung berigtigelse επανόρθωσηrectificación parandamine اصلاح؛ درست سازی korjaus rectificationתיקון संशोधन, परिशोधन ispravljanje, destiliranje (alkohola) helyesbítés koreksian leiðrétting rettificazione 改正 정정 ištaisymas labojums; labošana pembetulan rechtzettingretting, korrigeringsprostowanie سمون، تصحيح correcção rectificare исправление oprava, náprava popravek ispravljanje rättande, rättelse, korrigering ความถูกต้อง düzeltme 修正 виправлення; випрямлення تصحیح sự điều chỉnh 纠正

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rectification

n. rectificación, corrección; enmienda.

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