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Definitions for Correction
[1] something that is substituted or proposed for what is wrong or inaccurate; emendation.
[2] the act of correcting.
[3] punishment intended to reform, improve, or rehabilitate; chastisement; reproof.
[4] Usually corrections. the various methods, as incarceration, parole, and probation, by which society deals with convicted offenders.
[5] a quantity applied or other adjustment made in order to increase accuracy, as in the use of an instrument or the solution of a problem: A five degree correction will put the ship on course.
[6] a reversal of the trend of stock prices, especially temporarily, as after a sharp advance or decline in the previous trading sessions.
[7] the act or process of correcting
[8] something offered or substituted for an error; an improvement
[9] the act or process of punishing; reproof
[10] a number or quantity added to or subtracted from a scientific or mathematical calculation or observation to increase its accuracy
Words related to Correction
amendment, repair, emendation, mending, reparation, indemnification, alteration, improvement, redress, amelioration, modification, rectification, revisal, castigation, chastisement, admonition, rod, reformation, reproof, punishment
Words nearby Correction
corral, corrasion, correa, correct, correcting plate, correction, correction fluid, correctional, correctional facility, correctional officer, correctitude
Origin of Correction
1300–50; Middle English correccio(u)n (< Anglo-French ) < Latin corrēctiōn- (stem of corrēctiō ) a setting straight. See correct, -ion
Other words from Correction
non·cor·rec·tion , noun
pre·cor·rec·tion , noun
Synonyms for Correction
alteration, amelioration, amendment, editing, emendation, improvement, indemnification, mending, modification, rectification, redress, reexamination, repair, reparation, revisal, revising, amending, changing, remodeling, rereading, righting