Rec′ti‐fi‐ca″tion (r?k′t?‐f?‐k?1sh?n), n. [Cf. F. rectification.] 1. 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.
2. (Geom.) The determination of a straight line whose length is equal a portion of a curve.
Rectification of a globe(Astron.), its adjustment preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.