rectification

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Synonyms: ratification, reification, certification, beatification, actification, fructification, prettification, lactification, pestification, reunification, testification

Antonyms: ratification, reification, certification, beatification, actification, fructification, prettification, lactification, pestification, reunification, testification

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Noun

1. The action or process of [[rectify]]ing.
2. {{lb|en|geometry}} The [[determination]] of a [[straight]] [[line]] whose [[length]] is equal to a portion of a [[curve]].
3. {{lb|en|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. {{C|en|Higher-dimensional geometry}}
4. {{lb|en|astronomy}} The adjustment of a [[globe]] preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
5. {{lb|en|chemistry|chemical engineering}} [[purification|Purification]] of a substance through repeated or continuous [[distillation]].
6. {{lb|en|politics|historical}} Any of a number of [[Chinese]] and [[Filipino]] [[communist]] [[purge]]s. See {{w|rectification movement}}.
7. {{lb|en|astrology}} A procedure that attempts to determine a person's time of birth based on events in their life.

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