An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. Free from error; conforming to an acknowledged or accepted standard or fact; true or accurate.
   

2. To remove the errors or mistakes from.

→ bolometric correction, → correcting plate, → correction, → corrector, → ionization correction factor, → K correction, → Malmquist correction, → Rydberg correction, → wavefront correction.

Etymology (EN): From L. correctus, p.p. of corrigere “make straight, put right,” from → com- intens. prefix + regere “to guide, direct, rule,” cf. Av. raz- “to direct, lead,” razišta- “straightest, most correct,” erezu- “correct, straight,” râzayeiti “directs,” O.Pers. râs- “to be right, straight, true,” râsta- “staright, true,” Mod.Pers. râst “right, straight, true,” Skt. raj- “to direct, stretch,” rjuyant- “walking straight,” Gk. orektos “stretched out,” Ger. recht, E. right; PIE base *reg- “right, just; to move in a straight line.”

Etymology (PE): 1) Aršâ, from Av. arš, ereš, erež “rightly, truly,” as in arš.dâta- “rightly made,” arš.manah- “whose thinking is right,” arš.vacah- “whose speaking is right,” erešya- “righteous, just,” cf. O.Pers. arta- “law, justice,” Skt. rta- “cosmic order,” Gk. arti “just,” artios “complete;” PIE base ar- “to fit together, join.”

Note: For the sake of clarity, we avoid the Persian term dorost because its dominant meaning is “entire, complete, whole, safe, sound,” although it means also “accurate, correct.” Etymology: Mid.Pers. drust “straight, right, healthy,” drôd “health, thriving,” Parthian rwd “health, thriving,” O.Pers. duruva- “firm, certain, immune,” Av. drava- “healthy,” Skt. dhruva- “fixed, firm, lasting,” druh- “to be firm,” Proto-Iranian *druua-.

2. Aršâyidan, verb from aršâ “correct.”