miserection

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noun

The process of setting in an upright, erect position in a faulty or incorrect way.

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Meanings

nounmiserection (usually uncountable, plural miserections)

plural miserections

  1. rareuncountableusuallyThe 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

Origin

From mis- + erection.

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APA

miserection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miserection

MLA

“miserection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miserection. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miserection,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miserection.

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