rectification

[ rek-tuh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
2. Astrology. the method by which the known times of major events in one's life are used to determine an unknown time of birth.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rectification¹

1425–75; late Middle English; < Middle French < Late Latin rectificātiōn-, stem of rectificātiō. See rectify, -fication

Example Sentences

During the last Parliament, the Standards Commissioner opened more than 100 investigations into MPs, the majority of which were resolved by "rectification" - a procedure that allows MPs to correct minor or inadvertent breaches of Commons rules.

From BBC

Ethylene is produced industrially by the high-energy cracking and rectification of fossil feedstocks.

From Science Daily

The new detection method combined the traditional vertical hydrodynamic nonlinear rectification effect of 2D plasmons with the addition of a vertical diode-current nonlinearity.

From Science Daily

It advocates for the rectification of existing inequalities and emphasises that policies must be adapted to regional and sociocultural contexts, to enable the establishment of just, low-carbon food systems.

From Science Daily

"We also performed full-scale steered molecular dynamics simulations of HvNIP2;1 and a spinach aquaporin -- a structurally and functionally divergent aquaporin compared to HvNIP2;1 -- revealing potential rectification of water, boric acid, and sucrose. This will be the subject of future studies," said Professor Hrmova.

From Science Daily

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