corrective

/kəˈrɛktɪv/

/kəˈrɛktɪv/

Other forms: correctives; correctively

Definitions of corrective

1. adjective

   tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition
   “corrective measures”

   “corrective lenses”

   synonyms:

   bettering

   changing for the better
2. noun

   a device for treating injury or disease
   synonyms: restorative

   types:

   pack

   a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect

   face pack, pack

   a cream that cleanses and tones the skin

   pick-me-up, pickup

   anything with restorative powers

   prosthesis, prosthetic device

   corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body

   glass eye

   prosthesis consisting of an artificial eye made of glass

   implant

   a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue

   obturator

   a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)

   leg, peg, pegleg, wooden leg

   a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

   type of:

   device

   an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
3. adjective

   designed to promote discipline
   “the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional”

   synonyms: disciplinal, disciplinary

   nonindulgent, strict

   characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint