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corrective
Overview of noun corrective
The noun corrective has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. corrective, restorative -- (a device for treating injury or disease)
Overview of adj corrective
The adj corrective has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. corrective, disciplinary, disciplinal -- (designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary")
2. corrective -- (tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition; "corrective measures"; "corrective lenses")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun corrective
1 sense of corrective
Sense 1
corrective, restorative
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun corrective
1 sense of corrective
Sense 1
corrective, restorative
=> pack
=> pack, face pack
=> pickup, pick-me-up
=> prosthesis, prosthetic device
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun corrective
1 sense of corrective
Sense 1
corrective, restorative
=> device
Antonyms of noun corrective
Member Holonyms of noun corrective
Substance Holonyms of noun corrective
Part Holonyms of noun corrective
Member Meronyms of noun corrective
Substance Meronyms of noun corrective
Part Meronyms of noun corrective
Meronyms of noun corrective
Holonyms of noun corrective
Attributes of noun corrective
Derived Forms of noun corrective
Domain of noun corrective
Domain Terms of noun corrective
Familiarity of noun corrective
corrective used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun corrective
1 sense of corrective
Sense 1
corrective, restorative
> device
=> acoustic device
=> adapter, adaptor
=> afterburner
=> agglomerator
=> airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
=> alarm, warning device, alarm system
=> appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
=> applicator, applier
=> aspergill, aspersorium
=> autopilot, automatic pilot, robot pilot
=> bait, decoy, lure
=> billiard marker
=> bird feeder, birdfeeder, feeder
=> blower
=> bootjack
=> breathalyzer, breathalyser
=> breathing device, breathing apparatus, breathing machine, ventilator
=> bubbler
=> buffer, fender
=> catapult, launcher
=> charger, battery charger
=> clip-on
=> comb
=> comforter, pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ring
=> conductor
=> contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
=> converter, convertor
=> corer
=> corrective, restorative
=> crusher
=> cryptograph
=> cutoff
=> dampener, moistener
=> damper, muffler
=> data input device, input device
=> deflector
=> dental appliance
=> depressor
=> detector, sensor, sensing element
=> diestock
=> drive
=> drop forge, drop hammer, drop press
=> elastic device
=> electrical device
=> electronic device
=> energizer, energiser
=> exercise device
=> explosive device
=> fan
=> filter
=> fire extinguisher, extinguisher, asphyxiator
=> flare
=> fumigator
=> gas fixture
=> groover
=> guard, safety, safety device
=> heater, warmer
=> heat exchanger
=> holding device
=> hydrofoil, foil
=> imprint
=> indicator
=> instrument
=> interlock, ignition interlock
=> interrupter
=> jig
=> key
=> keyboard
=> Kinetoscope
=> knocker, doorknocker, rapper
=> lift
=> lifting device
=> lighter, light, igniter, ignitor
=> machine
=> magnet
=> mechanism
=> memory device, storage device
=> musical instrument, instrument
=> nest egg
=> noisemaker
=> optical device
=> override
=> paper feed
=> peeler
=> pick, plectrum, plectron
=> power takeoff, PTO
=> prod, goad
=> prompter, autocue
=> pull
=> reflector
=> release, button
=> remote control, remote
=> reset
=> restraint, constraint
=> router
=> runner
=> scratcher
=> shoehorn
=> shoetree
=> shooting stick
=> shredder
=> signaling device
=> snowshoe
=> sounder
=> source of illumination
=> stabilizer, stabiliser
=> stemmer
=> stencil
=> straightener
=> strengthener, reinforcement
=> stylus
=> support
=> sweatbox
=> synchroflash
=> take-up
=> teaser
=> throwing stick, throwing board, spear thrower, dart thrower
=> tilter
=> tongs, pair of tongs
=> trap
=> trigger
=> valve
=> vaporizer, vaporiser
=> ventilator
=> washboard
=> water cooler
Meronyms of noun corrective
1 sense of corrective
Sense 1
corrective, restorative
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun corrective
Grep of noun corrective
corrective
Antonyms of adj corrective
2 senses of corrective
Sense 1
corrective, disciplinary, disciplinal
INDIRECT (VIA nonindulgent) -> indulgent
Sense 2
corrective
INDIRECT (VIA bettering) -> worsening
Similarity of adj corrective
2 senses of corrective
Sense 1
corrective, disciplinary, disciplinal
=> nonindulgent (vs. indulgent), strict
Sense 2
corrective
=> bettering (vs. worsening)
Pertainyms of adj corrective
Attributes of adj corrective
Domain of adj corrective
Domain Terms of adj corrective
Familiarity of adj corrective
corrective used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj corrective
corrective
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