Rectifiable

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rectifiable \Rec"ti*fi`a*ble\ (r?k"t?*f?`?*b'l), a.
     1. Capable of being rectified; as, a rectifiable mistake.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Math.) Admitting, as a curve, of the construction of a
        straight line equal in length to any definite portion of


        the curve.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rectifiable
       adj : capable of being repaired or rectified; "reparable damage to
             the car"; "rectifiable wrongs" [syn: {reparable}] [ant:
              {irreparable}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "rectifiable":
     ameliorable, amendable, correctable, corrigible, curable,
     emendable, fixable, improvable, medicable, mendable, reclaimable,
     recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, remediable, repairable,
     reparable, restorable, retrievable, reversible