rectification
/ˌɹɛktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The determination of a straight line whose length is equal to a portion of a curve.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The truncation of a polyhedron by replacing each vertex with a face that passes though the midpoint of each edge connected to the vertex; an analogous procedure on a polytope of dimension higher than 3.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The adjustment of a globe preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Purification of a substance through repeated or continuous distillation.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits"
- "[…] as after the rectification of his views, he was incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of error."
- "Whereas delinquency correlates with treatment, psychotherapy, and correction, the category of the disorderly is more closely associated with a militaristic method of rectification."
Etymology
From Middle English rectificacioun, from Old French rectificacion, from Late Latin rectificatio.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₃reǵ-, rectificacioun, rectificacion, rectificatio