rectification

rectification /rec·ti·fi·ca·tion/ (rek″tĭ-fĭ-ka´shun)

1. the act of making straight, pure, or correct.

2. redistillation of a liquid to purify it.

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rectification

[rek′tifikā′shən]

1 the conversion of alternating current into pulsating direct current.

2 a step in echo signal processing in a pulse-echo ultrasound instrument in which radiofrequency signals, which oscillate both above and below zero volts, are converted.

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rectification [rek″tĭ-fĭ-ka´shun]

1. the act of making straight, pure, or correct.

2. redistillation of a liquid to purify it.

3. the converting of alternating current to direct current.

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rectification (rekˈ·t·f·kāˑ·shn),

n a process such as redistillation, by which undesired components are removed from an essential oil.

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rectification (rek´tifikā´shn),

n conversion of electric current from alternating to direct (unidirectional).

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rectification

1. the act of making straight, pure, or correct.

2. redistillation of a liquid to purify it.

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radiological rectification

changing the flow of electrical current from alternating to direct.

surgical rectification

reconstructive surgery.