replacement

[ri-pleys-muhnt]

noun

1. the act of replacing.

2. a person or thing that replaces another.

   summer replacements for vacationing staff; a replacement for a broken dish.

3. Military.,  a sailor, soldier, or airman assigned to fill a vacancy in a military unit.

4. Also called metasomatism. Geology.,  the process of practically simultaneous removal and deposition by which a new mineral grows in the body of an old one.

replacement

/ rɪˈpleɪsmənt /

noun

1. the act or process of replacing

2. a person or thing that replaces another

3. geology the growth of a mineral within another of different chemical composition by gradual simultaneous deposition and removal

4. Also called: petrification. a process of fossilization by gradual substitution of mineral matter for the original organic matter

Other Word Forms

• nonreplacement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of replacement¹

First recorded in 1780–90; replace + -ment

Example Sentences

Tampa Bay has had injuries, too, and some young replacements have stepped up.

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His replacement Thomas Tuchel leads his current squad against Wales and Latvia this week, with the German saying he wants strong team spirit in his squad.

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A Catholic woman intimidated out of her home in June has said her replacement housing is substandard and, as a result, has split up her family.

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In spring, a hospital withdrew two spots just weeks before classes started, forcing the school to scramble for a replacement.

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“I think there’s a definite pattern in people’s lives where they move away from their parents, then they spend time on their own and then they look for that replacement,” he added.

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Related Words

• reinstatement 
• restoration 
• stand-in