The meaning of Correction

verb

Alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result.

Usage examples:

He smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie

verb

Present participle of adjust

Usage examples:

If the chair is too high you can adjust it to suit you., as a teacher you have to adjust your metho…

noun

A small alteration or movement made to achieve a desired fit, appearance, or result.

Usage examples:

I've made a few adjustments to my diet

noun

A slight change made to something to make it fit, work better, or be more suitable, or the act of making such a change

Usage examples:

A small adjustment at the right place can make a significant difference., if the colour does not ap…

noun

The action or process of altering or being altered.

Usage examples:

Careful alteration of old buildings

verb

Change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.

Usage examples:

Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage

noun

A minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.

Usage examples:

An amendment to existing bail laws

noun

A change or addition to the us constitution

Usage examples:

The first/fifth/fourteenth amendment, a constitutional amendment

noun

A change made to something, especially the words of a text

Usage examples:

He insisted that the speech did not need any amendment., make amendments other countries have based…

noun

The process of making a revision or correction to a text.

Usage examples:

The minutes of last year's meeting in victoria, bc, were accepted without emendation.

noun

The act of correcting or improving a text, or a change made to correct or improve a text

Usage examples:

Corrections and emendations might make a work better and more useful., the articles posted on the w…

noun

The action of modifying something.

Usage examples:

The parts supplied should fit with little or no modification

noun

Something that is changed slightly, esp. to improve it or make it more acceptable or less extreme

Usage examples:

[ u ] behavior modification, [ c ] several modifications have been made in the proposals.

noun

A change to something, usually to improve it

Usage examples:

Modification of the firmware to run more programs is fairly simple., slight/minor modification the …

verb

Make partial or minor changes to (something).

Usage examples:

She may be prepared to modify her views

verb

Present participle of modify

Usage examples:

Instead of simply punishing them, the system encourages offenders to modify their behaviour., the p…

verb

To change something such as a plan, opinion, law, or way of behaviour slightly, usually to improve it or make it more acceptable

Usage examples:

Instead of simply punishing them, the system encourages offenders to modify their behaviour., the p…

abbreviation

Recto.

noun

The eighteenth letter of the alphabet.

noun

A number between +1 and −1 calculated so as to represent the linear interdependence of two variables or sets of data.

noun

The action of putting something right.

Usage examples:

Rectification of common errors in letter writing

noun

The act of correcting something or making something right

Usage examples:

These faults may require rectification., with the rectification of this error, the profits will inc…

verb

Put right; correct.

Usage examples:

Mistakes made now cannot be rectified later

verb

Present participle of rectify

Usage examples:

I am determined to take whatever action is necessary to rectify the situation., every effort is mad…

noun

A medicine or treatment for a disease or injury.

Usage examples:

Herbal remedies for aches and pains

verb

Set right (an undesirable situation).

Usage examples:

Money will be given to remedy the poor funding of nurseries

noun

A substance or method for curing an illness, or a way of dealing with a problem or difficulty

Usage examples:

Cold remedies, we’re working to remedy these shortcomings.

verb

Restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition.

Usage examples:

Faulty electrical appliances should be repaired by an electrician

noun

The action of repairing something.

Usage examples:

The truck was beyond repair

noun

Frequent or habitual visiting of a place.

Usage examples:

She exhorted repair to the church

noun

A firm decision to do or not to do something.

Usage examples:

She kept her resolution not to see anne any more

noun

The act of solving a problem or finding a way to improve a difficult situation

Usage examples:

[ c ] negotiators are working tirelessly for a swift resolution of this crisis., the chairing offic…

noun

A formal statement on which people in an organization vote, or the decision taken as a result of this vote

Usage examples:

Approve/adopt a resolution shareholders were asked to approve a resolution to create a special voti…

verb

Restore to a normal or upright position.

Usage examples:

We righted the capsized dinghy

adjective

Morally good, justified, or acceptable.

Usage examples:

I hope we're doing the right thing

adjective

True or correct as a fact.

Usage examples:

I'm not sure i know the right answer