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midcourse correction

mid·course cor·rec·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mid-kawrs, -kohrs kuh-rek-shuh n]
    • /ˈmɪdˌkɔrs, -ˌkoʊrs kəˈrɛk ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mid-kawrs, -kohrs kuh-rek-shuh n]
    • /ˈmɪdˌkɔrs, -ˌkoʊrs kəˈrɛk ʃən/

Definition of midcourse correction words

  • noun midcourse correction a navigational correction made in the course of a ship, airplane, rocket, or space vehicle at some point between the beginning and end of the journey. 1
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Origin of midcourse correction

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Midcourse correction

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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midcourse correction popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for midcourse correction

noun midcourse correction

  • amendment — An amendment is a section that is added to a law or rule in order to change it.
  • conversion — Conversion is the act or process of changing something into a different state or form.
  • diversification — the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.
  • variation — the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation.
  • mutation — Biology. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
All 64 Synonyms of midcourse correction

Antonyms for midcourse correction

noun midcourse correction

  • sameness — the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.
  • stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
  • agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
  • authorization — an authorizing or being authorized
  • concurrence — Someone's concurrence is their agreement to something.
All 13 Antonyms of midcourse correction

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