Tra từ correction - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake;
setting right (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
rectification
• Derivationally related forms:
rectify (for: rectification), correctional, correct
• Hypernyms:
improvement
• Hyponyms:
redress, remedy, remediation, retribution, recompense,
compensation, amendment, emendation
2. a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
fudge factor
• Hypernyms:
indefinite quantity
3. something substituted for an error (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
editing, redaction
• Hyponyms:
erasure
4. a rebuke for making a mistake
• Syn:
chastening, chastisement
• Derivationally related forms:
chastise (for: chastisement)
• Hypernyms:
rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
5. a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
- market runups are invariably followed by a correction
• Hypernyms:
drop, dip, fall, free fall
6. the act of punishing
- the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received
• Syn:
discipline
• Derivationally related forms:
correctional, correct, disciplinary (for: discipline), discipline (for: discipline)
• Hypernyms:
punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation
• Hyponyms:
spanking
7. treatment of a specific defect
- the correction of his vision with eye glasses
• Hypernyms:
therapy
• Hyponyms:
fusion, spinal fusion