Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.
2. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]
Correction is the punishment of criminals.
[mainly US]
...jails and other parts of the correction system.
...the Department of Correction.
Synonyms: punishment, discipline, reformation, admonition More Synonyms of correction
3. See also correct
More Synonyms of correction
correction in British English
(kəˈrɛkʃən)
noun
1.
the act or process of correcting
2.
something offered or substituted for an error; an improvement
3.
the act or process of punishing; reproof
4.
a number or quantity added to or subtracted from a scientific or mathematical calculation or observation to increase its accuracy
correction in American English
(kəˈrɛkʃən)
noun
1.
a correcting or being corrected
2.
a change that corrects a mistake; change from wrong to right, or from abnormal to normal; emendation; rectification
3.
the amount of change made in correcting
4.
a.
punishment or scolding to correct faults
b. [usually pl.]
punishment and rehabilitation within a prison system
5. Finance
a brief, temporary reversal in the trend of prices in a financial market, esp. a short-term decline following, or in the midst of, a long-term rise in prices
Derived forms
correctional (corˈrectional) (kəˈrɛkʃənəl)
adjective
Word origin
ME correccion < OFr correction < L correctio
Examples of 'correction' in a sentence
correction
That is part of the necessary correction we have gone through.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The necessary corrections could not be clearer.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They will fuel concern that we are now headed for a sharp correction in prices.
The Sun (2008)
Errors affect your score only in that the correction of errors will add to your total time.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They need information systems and other feedback mechanisms to alert them to the need for course corrections.
Geoffrey A. Moore INSIDE THE TORNADO: MARKETING STRATEGIES FROM SILICON VALLEY'S CUTTING EDGE (2001)
Some of the pain is a necessary correction.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Repeat test and correction if needed on opposite arm and leg.
Andrews, Elizabeth Muscle Management (1991)
Churches should review their classifications and make all necessary corrections now.
Christianity Today (2000)
If the feet seem to be following the eye movement involuntarily then correction is needed.
Andrews, Elizabeth Muscle Management (1991)
This is not an expensive correction to make when weighed against the cost of more surveillance equipment in public places.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Despite a credit crunch in which average incomes have been badly squeezed there has been no great correction of house prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It would take a very poor cable indeed to interfere with a signal sent with robust error correction at both ends.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He wants to make some corrections.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
For most of us, a sharp correction will come as a blessed relief.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The run-up in share prices before the correction did not follow the same pattern.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The problem for Beijing is that the symptoms of property price correction are not restricted to household appliances.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It is clear that the horse has just received a sharp correction from spur or bit, and is not happy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Perhaps the correction was necessary.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He invests in a broader spread than just gold, so should withstand any correction in the price of the precious metal.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Once we became aware that a correction was required, we moved quickly to ensure that the correct information was reflected on our website.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The idea that there's some set of soft options where we can make the fiscal corrections in a painless way is not a runner.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Failure to deliver, experts warn, is likely to see sharp corrections.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
When they're all done, check them and make any corrections.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A more substantive error calls for correction because it has a bearing on the chronology of the Birthday Letters poems.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
In other languages
correction
British English: correction /kəˈrɛkʃən/ NOUN
A correction is something which puts right something that is wrong.
We will make the necessary corrections.
American English: correction
Arabic: تَصْحِيح
Brazilian Portuguese: correção
Chinese: 改正
Croatian: ispravak
Czech: oprava
Danish: rettelse
Dutch: correctie
European Spanish: corrección
Finnish: oikaisu
French: correction
German: Korrektur
Greek: διόρθωση
Italian: correzione
Japanese: 訂正
Korean: 정정
Norwegian: korrigering
Polish: poprawka
European Portuguese: correção
Romanian: corectură
Russian: исправление
Latin American Spanish: corrección
Swedish: rättelse
Thai: การแก้ไขให้ถูกต้อง
Turkish: düzelti
Ukrainian: виправлення
Vietnamese: sự sửa chữa
All related terms of 'correction'
correction tape
a tape that can be placed over a written or typed mistake , on which the correct form can be written or typed, thereby covering the mistake underneath
correction fluid
a fluid, usually white, that can be painted over a mistake in writing or typing so that the correct form can be written or typed on top
error correction
the automatic correction of errors in data that arise from missing or distorted digital pulses
house of correction
(formerly) a place of confinement for persons convicted of minor offences
power factor correction
Power factor correction is the process of increasing the power factor to near unity without altering the original load .
correcting tape
a tape that can be placed over a written or typed mistake , on which the correct form can be written or typed, thereby covering the mistake underneath
correcting fluid
a fluid , usually white, that can be painted over a mistake in writing or typing so that the correct form can be written or typed on top
correctional facility
a prison, esp. for long-term confinement
correctional officer
a prison guard
Chinese translation of 'correction'
correction
(kəˈrɛkʃən)
n
(c)修改 (xiūgǎi) (次, cì)
(u) (= correcting) 改正 (gǎizhèng)
1 (noun)
Definition
an alteration correcting something
They have made several corrections and additions to the document.
Synonyms
rectification
righting
improvement
the dramatic improvements in conditions
amendment
We are making a few amendments to the document.
adjustment
A technician made an adjustment to a smoke machine at the back.
modification
Relatively minor modifications were required.
alteration
Making some simple alterations to your diet will make you feel fitter.
emendation
2 (noun)
Definition
a reproof or punishment
jails and other places of correction
Synonyms
punishment
The man is guilty and he deserves punishment.
discipline
Order and discipline have been placed in the hands of headteachers.
reformation
admonition
She is full of admonitions about smoking now that she's given up.
chastisement
reproof
a reproof that she responded to right away
castigation
Helen's merciless castigation of her staff in public
Additional synonyms
in the sense of adjustment
Definition
a slight alteration
A technician made an adjustment to a smoke machine at the back.
Synonyms
alteration,
setting,
change,
ordering,
fixing,
arrangement,
tuning,
repair,
conversion,
modifying,
adaptation,
modification,
remodelling,
redress,
refinement,
rectification
in the sense of admonition
She is full of admonitions about smoking now that she's given up.
Synonyms
reprimand,
warning,
advice,
counsel,
caution,
rebuke,
reproach,
scolding,
berating,
chiding,
telling off (informal),
upbraiding,
reproof,
remonstrance (formal)
in the sense of alteration
Definition
a change or modification
Making some simple alterations to your diet will make you feel fitter.