Defn: A combining form signifying straight; as, rectilineal, having straight lines; rectinerved.
RECTIFIABLE
Rec"ti*fi`a*ble (rk"t*f`*b'l), a.
1. Capable of being rectified; as, a rectifiable mistake.
2. (Math.)
Defn: Admitting, as a curve, of the construction of a straight l
RECTIFICATION
Rec`ti*fi*ca"tion (rk`t*f*k1shn), n. Etym: [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.)
Defn: 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.
RECTIFICATOR
Rec"ti*fi*ca`tor (rk"t*f*k`tr), n. (Chem.)