# rectification

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɹɛktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #50,185

## Definitions
1. The action or process of rectifying.
2. The determination of a straight line whose length is equal to a portion of a curve.
3. 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.
4. The adjustment of a globe preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
5. Purification of a substance through repeated or continuous distillation.
6. Any of a number of Chinese and Filipino communist purges. See rectification movement.
7. A procedure that attempts to determine a person's time of birth based on events in their life.

## Etymology
From Middle English rectificacioun, from Old French rectificacion, from Late Latin rectificatio.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rectification