'Rectification of a globe' definitions:

Definition of 'Rectification of a globe'

From: GCIDE
  • Rectification \Rec`ti*fi*ca"tion\ (r?k`t?*f?*k?1sh?n), n. [Cf. F. rectification.]
  • 1. The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits. [1913 Webster]
  • After the rectification of his views, he was incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of error. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Geom.) The determination of a straight line whose length is equal a portion of a curve. [1913 Webster]
  • Rectification of a globe (Astron.), its adjustment preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem. [1913 Webster]