corrective
Something that corrects or counteracts somethingSomething that corrects or counteracts something.
» I need corrective lenses.
Мені потрібні коригуючі лінзи. — deniko
mailohilohi · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesSomething that corrects or counteracts something.
alkalies are correctives of acids
penalties are correctives of immoral conduct
(obsolete)Limitation; restriction.
- a device for treating injury or disease
Examples
6 sentencesI need corrective lenses.
Мені потрібні коригуючі лінзи. — deniko
Almost all patients require corrective eyewear after cataract surgery.
Tom sent me a corrective response, highlighting several grammatical mistakes in my message.
We must apply corrective measures.
You'd be surprised what strengthening your core and doing postural corrective exercises can do for your body.
Origin
Borrowed from French correctif, equivalent to correct + -ive.Borrowed from French correctif, equivalent to correct + -ive.
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Forms
plural: correctives| Singular | corrective |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a device for treating injury or disease:restorative
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.