rectification
(noun) determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve
correction, rectification
(noun) the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
rectification
(noun) the conversion of alternating current to direct current
rectification
(noun) (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rectification (countable and uncountable, plural rectifications)
The action or process of rectifying.
(geometry) The determination of a straight line whose length is equal to a portion of a curve.
(geometry) 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.
(astronomy) The adjustment of a globe preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
(chemistry, chemical engineering) Purification of a substance through repeated or continuous distillation.
• certification
Source: Wiktionary
Rec`ti*fi*ca"tion (rk`t*f*k1shn), n. Etym: [Cf. F. 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. (Geom.)
Definition: The determination of a straight line whose length is equal a portion of a curve. Rectification of a globe (Astron.), its adjustment preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 January 2025
(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
