correction

Noun

Meaning

The act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous statement.

The act of reproving or punishing, or that which is intended to rectify or to cure faults; punishment; discipline; chastisement.

That which is substituted in the place of what is wrong; an emendation; as, the corrections on a proof sheet should be set in the margin.

Abatement of noxious qualities; the counteraction of what is inconvenient or hurtful in its effects; as, the correction of acidity in the stomach.

An allowance made for inaccuracy in an instrument; as, chronometer correction; compass correction.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

discipline rectification amendment change reform punishment improvement revision modification adjustment remedy alteration rebuke admonition reproof
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Antonyms

gulf arroyo riddle rima enigma gulch
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Hypernyms

fall drop therapy penalty improvement punishment

Hyponyms

amendment fusion compensation remedy retribution redress

Phrases with the word

course correction under correction Bessel's correction correction institutions correction law printing re-correction

Examples

the correction of his vision with eye glasses Source: Internet

the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received Source: Internet

market runups are invariably followed by a correction Source: Internet

A bounceback in the stock indices after yesterday's sharp correction. Source: Internet

2007. p. 28. says "For SLC, a code with a correction threshold of 1 is sufficient. Source: Internet

A city correction officer allegedly posted a sickening online parody of the George Floyd death photo — with the white worker shown kneeling on the neck of his union’s black president — resulting in his suspension Friday. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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