Vocabulary : Recti- to Rectilinear

Recti- : A combining form signifying straight; as, rectilineal, having straight lines; rectinerved.
Rectifiable : Capable of being rectified; as, a rectifiable mistake. ;; Admitting, as a curve, of the construction of a straight l//e equal in length to any definite portion of the curve.
Rectification : The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits. ;; The determination of a straight line whose length is equal a portion of a curve.
Rectificator : That which rectifies or refines; esp., a part of a distilling apparatus in which the more volatile portions are separated from the less volatile by the process of evaporation and condensation; a rectifier.
Rectified : of Rectify

Rectifier : One who, or that which, rectifies. ;; Specifically: (a) (Naut.) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship. (b) (Chem.) A rectificator.
Rectify : To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous, or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes, or abuses; to rectify the will, the judgment, opinions; to rectify disorders. ;; To refine or purify by repeated distillation or sublimation, by which the fine parts of a substance are separated from the grosser; as, to rectify spirit of wine. ;; To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum, etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added.
Rectifying : of Rectify
Rectilineal : Alt. of Rectilinear
Rectilinear : Straight; consisting of a straight line or lines; bounded by straight lines; as, a rectineal angle; a rectilinear figure or course.

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