correction
- correction
cor|rec|tion [ kə`rekʃən ] noun *
▸ 1 change that corrects
▸ 2 change that solves something
▸ 3 when investments fall
▸ 4 in calculations
▸ 5 punishment
1. ) count a change that makes something correct or accurate:
spelling corrections
make a correction: I've made a few small corrections in your essay.
issue/publish a correction: The State Department was forced to issue a correction.
a ) uncount the action of changing something in order to make it correct or accurate:
some factual errors that need correction
b ) uncount SPOKEN used for telling people that you are correcting what you just said:
The time is 11:28. Correction, 11:38.
2. ) uncount the process of changing something in order to solve a problem or produce the right result:
correction of: correction of sight problems by lenses or surgery
automatic correction of the flight path
a ) count a change that solves a problem or produces the right result:
minor corrections to the steering mechanism
3. ) count BUSINESS a fall in values on the STOCK MARKET following a period when values have risen very fast
4. ) uncount TECHNICAL the process of changing calculations or measurements to make them more accurate:
Correction for the difference in age did not affect the result.
5. ) count or uncount OLD-FASHIONED punishment for doing something wrong or illegal
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English.
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correction — [ kɔrɛksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIIe; lat. correctio I ♦ Action de corriger. 1 ♦ Vx Action de corriger, de changer en mieux, de ramener à la règle. ⇒ amélioration, amendement, perfectionnement, réforme. La correction des fautes, des abus. La correction… … Encyclopédie Universelle
correction — CORRECTION. s. fém. Action de corriger. Cela mérite correction. Légère correction. Sévère correction. Rudecorrection. f♛/b] Il se dit Des choses morales et politiques. La correction des défauts. La correction des abus. Cela a besoin de correction … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
correction — Correction. s. f. v. Action par laquelle on corrige. Il se dit des choses morales & politiques. Correction des defauts. correction des abus. cela a besoin de correction. correction d un mauvais usage. correction des moeurs. correction des erreurs … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Correction — Cor*rec tion (k?r r?k sh?n), n. [L. correctio: cf. F. correction.] 1. The act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous statement. [1913 Webster] The due correction of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Correction — may refer to: An euphemism for punishment Correction (newspaper), the posting of a notice of a mistake in a past issue of a newspaper Correction (stock market), in financial markets, a short term price decline Correction (novel), a 1975 novel by… … Wikipedia
correction — mid 14c., action of correcting, from O.Fr. correccion (13c.) correction, amendment; punishment, rebuke, from L. correctionem (nom. correctio), noun of action from correct , pp. stem of corrigere (see CORRECT (Cf. correct)). Meaning chastisement… … Etymology dictionary
correction — cor·rec·tion n 1: a decline in market price or business activity following and counteracting a rise 2: the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders through a program involving penal custody, parole, and probation often used in pl.… … Law dictionary
Correction — (v. lat.), 1) Berichtigung, Besserung, Zurückbringung auf eine Norm, so C. des Barometerstandes, s. u. Barometer; 2) Correction der Gewässer, die Regulirung der Ufer u. Betten von Gewässern nach den von der Natur hierbei vorgeschriebenen Gesetzen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
correction — [n1] adjustment; fixing alteration, amelioration, amending, amendment, changing, editing, emendation, improvement, indemnification, mending, modification, rectification, redress, reexamination, remodeling, repair, reparation, rereading, revisal,… … New thesaurus
correction — Correction, Emendatio, Correctio. Correction d une escriture, Notae … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Correction — action to eliminate a detected nonconformity (p. 3.6.6 ISO 9000:2005). Источник … Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации
