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rectify

rec·ti·fy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rek-tuh-fahy]
    • /ˈrɛk təˌfaɪ/
    • /ˈrek.tɪ.faɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rek-tuh-fahy]
    • /ˈrɛk təˌfaɪ/

Definitions of rectify word

  • verb with object rectify to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account. 1
  • verb with object rectify to put right by adjustment or calculation, as an instrument or a course at sea. 1
  • verb with object rectify Chemistry. to purify (especially a spirit or liquor) by repeated distillation. 1
  • verb with object rectify Electricity. to change (an alternating current) into a direct current. 1
  • verb with object rectify to determine the length of (a curve). 1
  • verb with object rectify Astronomy, Geography. to adjust (a globe) for the solution of any proposed problem. 1
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Origin of rectify

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English rectifien < Middle French rectifier < Medieval Latin rēctificāre, equivalent to Latin rēct(us) right + -ificāre -ify

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Parts of speech for Rectify

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Rectify

rectify popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for rectify

verb rectify

  • adjust — When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
  • amend — If you amend something that has been written such as a law, or something that is said, you change it in order to improve it or make it more accurate.
  • better — Better is the comparative of good.
  • blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
  • blue-pencil — to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
All 55 Synonyms of rectify

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  • amend

    If you amend something that has been written such as a law, or something that is said, you change it in order to improve it or make it more accurate.

  • calibrate

    If you calibrate an instrument or tool, you mark or adjust it so that you can use it to measure something accurately.

  • counterbalance

    To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect.

  • detect

    To detect something means to find it or discover that it is present somewhere by using equipment or making an investigation.

  • electron tube

    (electronics)   (Or tube, vacuum tube, UK: valve, electron valve, thermionic valve, firebottle, glassfet) An electronic component consisting of a space exhausted of gas to such an extent that electrons may move about freely, and two or more electrodes with external connections. Nearly all tubes are of the thermionic type where one electrode, called the cathode, is heated, and electrons are emitted from its surface with a small energy (typically a Volt or less). A second electrode, called the anode (plate) will attract the electrons when it is positive with respect to the cathode, allowing current in one direction but not the other. In types which are used for amplification of signals, additional electrodes, called grids, beam-forming electrodes, focussing electrodes and so on according to their purpose, are introduced between cathode and plate and modify the flow of electrons by electrostatic attraction or (usually) repulsion. A voltage change on a grid can control a substantially greater change in that between cathode and anode. Unlike semiconductors, except perhaps for FETs, the movement of electrons is simply a function of electrostatic field within the active region of the tube, and as a consequence of the very low mass of the electron, the currents can be changed quickly. Moreover, there is no limit to the current density in the space, and the electrodes which do dissapate power are usually metal and can be cooled with forced air, water, or other refrigerants. Today these features cause tubes to be the active device of choice when the signals to be amplified are a power levels of more than about 500 watts. The first electronic digital computers used hundreds of vacuum tubes as their active components which, given the reliability of these devices, meant the computers needed frequent repairs to keep them operating. The chief causes of unreliability are the heater used to heat the cathode and the connector into which the tube was plugged. Vacuum tube manufacturers in the US are nearly a thing of the past, with the exception of the special purpose types used in broadcast and image sensing and displays. Eimac, GE, RCA, and the like would probably refer to specific types such as "Beam Power Tetrode" and the like, and rarely use the generic terms. The cathode ray tube is a special purpose type based on these principles which is used for the visual display in television and computers. X-ray tubes are diodes (two element tubes) used at high voltage; a tungsten anode emits the energetic photons when the energetic electrons hit it. Magnetrons use magnetic fields to constrain the electrons; they provide very simple, high power, ultra-high frequency signals for radar, microwave ovens, and the like. Klystrons amplify signals at high power and microwave frequencies.

  • rectifiable

    able to be rectified.
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