Search Result:correction
KK Pronunciation
〔 kәˋrєkʃәn 〕
Pronunciation
〔 kәˊrekʃәn 〕
Overview of noun correction
The noun correction has 7 senses
- correction, rectification -- (the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right)
- correction, fudge factor -- (a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure)
- correction -- (something substituted for an error)
- correction, chastening, chastisement -- (a rebuke for making a mistake)
- correction -- (a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction")
- discipline, correction -- (the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received")
- correction -- (treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses")