correction
英 [kə'rekʃ(ə)n]
美[kə'rɛkʃən]
英英释意
- 1. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
- 2. a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
- 3. something substituted for an error
- 4. a rebuke for making a mistake
- 5. a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases;
- "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"
- 6. the act of punishing;
- "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"
- 7. treatment of a specific defect;
- "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"