| rectification | 1. The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits. "After the rectification of his views, he was incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of error." (De Quincey) 2. <geometry> The determination of a straight line whose length is equal a portion of a curve. <astronomy> Rectification of a globe, its adjustment preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem. Origin: Cf. F. Rectification. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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