01 n. The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits.
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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.
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The determination of a straight line whose length is equal a portion of a curve.(Geom.)
Phrases & compounds
Rectification of a globe —
its adjustment preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.