rectification

/ˌɹɛktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/noun
High School
1

The action or process of rectifying.

2

The determination of a straight line whose length is equal to a portion of a curve.

3

The truncation of a polyhedron by replacing each vertex with a face that passes though the midpoint of each edge connected to the vertex; an analogous procedure on a polytope of dimension higher than 3.

4

The adjustment of a globe preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.

5

Purification of a substance through repeated or continuous distillation.

6

Any of a number of Chinese and Filipino communist purges. See rectification movement.

7

A procedure that attempts to determine a person's time of birth based on events in their life.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing