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miserection

miserection noun: the process of setting in an upright, erect position in a faulty or incorrect way.

Noun

miserection (usually uncountable, plural miserections)

  1. (rare, usually) The process of setting in an upright, erect position in a faulty or incorrect way.
    • The 1972 West German Code considers column miserection and misalignment, and gives potential offsets of sloping, kinked, and corkscrew forms.1987, Richard N. White, Charles G. Salmon, Building structural design handbook

Forms of miserection

pluralmiserections

Origin of miserection

From mis- + erection.

Questions about miserection

What does miserection mean?
Miserection means the process of setting in an upright, erect position in a faulty or incorrect way.
What part of speech is miserection?
Miserection is a noun.
What is the plural of miserection?
The plural of miserection is miserections.

Words near miserection in the dictionary

  1. miserate
  2. miseration
  3. Miserden
  4. miserdom
  5. misereatur
  6. miserection
  7. miserections
  8. miserere
  9. misereres
  10. miserhood
  11. misericord

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