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RECTIFICATION
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
Etymology
Noun
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.
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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
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RESTITUTION
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
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