| NOUN | process | rectification | (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation |
|---|---|---|---|
| event | rectification | the conversion of alternating current to direct current | |
| act | rectification, correction | the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake | |
| act | rectification | determination of the length of a curve |
| Sounds | reh.ktahfahkey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Broader | refining, refinement, purification | The process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) |
| Verbs | rectify | reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state |
| Meaning | The conversion of alternating current to direct current. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | conversion, transition, changeover | An event that results in a transformation |
| Spanish | rectificación | |
| Verbs | rectify | convert into direct current |
| Meaning | The act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | correction | |
| Narrower | amendment | The act of amending or correcting |
| emendation | A correction by emending | |
| recompense, compensation | The act of compensating for service or loss or injury | |
| redress, remedy, remediation | Act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil | |
| retribution | The act of correcting for your wrongdoing | |
| Broader | improvement | The act of improving something |
| Spanish | corrección, rectificación | |
| Catalan | correcció, rectificació | |
| Verbs | rectify | set straight or right |
| rectify | make right or correct | |
| rectify | bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one | |
| Meaning | Determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve. | |
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| Broader | determination, finding | The act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation |
| Verbs | rectify | (math) determine the length of |
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