Phrase Hound found 33 phrases and 16 compound words that contain correction. The most common are listed below. Open correction in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 33
- correction fluidA white, opaque fluid, applied to paper to mask textual errors; used especially to mask errors in typing so that corrections may be overtyped.
- Error-correction
- house of correctionA kind of residential penitentiary facility, built after the passing of the Elizabethan Poor Law (1601), where those who were "unwilling to work", including vagrants and beggars, were set to work.
- correction tapeAn opaque white tape that can be placed against paper and transferred by pressure in order to blank out a mistake; an alternative to correction fluid that does not need time to dry.
- correction factorA factor that is multiplied with the result of an equation to correct for a known amount of systematic error.
- gamma correctionA nonlinear operation used to encode and decode luminance or tristimulus values in video or still image systems.
- correction centerAlternative form of correctional center: A prison, reformatory, or similar institution in which people are confined for the purpose of punishment and/or social rehabilitation.
- correction centreAlternative form of correctional center: A prison, reformatory, or similar institution in which people are confined for the purpose of punishment and/or social rehabilitation.
- correction lineA place where a north–south grid road jogs to correct for the northward convergence of meridians.
- correction officerAlternative form of corrections officer: A jailer.
- correction paperA tab of plastic with one side coated with white correction material, used to correct typing errors.
- course correctionAn alteration to the current course of an aircraft or other vessel to ensure it is directed towards the intended destination.
- houses of correctionplural of house of correction: A kind of residential penitentiary facility, built after the passing of the Elizabethan Poor Law (1601), where those who were "unwilling to work", including vagrants and beggars, were set to work.
- Bessel's correctionThe use of n − 1 instead of n in the formula for the sample variance and sample standard deviation, where n is the number of observations in a sample. This corrects the bias in the estimation of the population variance and partially …
- oblique correctionA particular type of radiative correction to the electroweak sector of the Standard Model.
- hyper-correctionAlternative form of hypercorrection: Nonstandard language use that results from the overapplication of a perceived prescriptive rule.
- posture correctionA targeted, multidisciplinary process aimed at restoring optimal musculoskeletal alignment to counteract gravitational forces, minimize strain on anatomical structures, and promote balanced bodily positioning during static and dynamic …
- Heckman correctionAny of a number of related statistical methods that allow the researcher to correct for selection bias.
- Bonferroni correctionA method of counteracting the multiple comparisons problem, and thus reducing the risk of type I error, by testing each individual hypothesis at a particular significance level.
- bolometric correctionThe difference between the bolometric magnitude and visual magnitude of a star
- auto-correctionAlternative form of autocorrection: An automatic correction, especially of text in a word processor.
- correction centersplural of correction center: A prison, reformatory, or similar institution in which people are confined for the purpose of punishment and/or social rehabilitation.
- correction centresplural of correction centre: A prison, reformatory, or similar institution in which people are confined for the purpose of punishment and/or social rehabilitation.
- correction factorsplural of correction factor: A factor that is multiplied with the result of an equation to correct for a known amount of systematic error.
- correction linesplural of correction line: A place where a north–south grid road jogs to correct for the northward convergence of meridians.
Compound words 16
- autocorrectionAn automatic correction, especially of text in a word processor.
- correctionistOne who corrects something.
- immunocorrectionThe correction of immunological disorders
- overcorrectionThe correction of something to an excessive degree, usually resulting in an error in the opposite direction.
- correctionlessWithout correction.
- geocorrectionThe correction of a map, typically by means of satellite imagery.
- noncorrectionAbsence of correction; failure to correct.
- precorrectionA correction applied in advance
- recorrectionA second or subsequent correction.
- undercorrectionInsufficient correction.