replacement
[ ri-pleys-muh nt ]
/ rɪˈpleɪs mənt /
noun
the act of replacing.
a person or thing that replaces another: summer replacements for vacationing staff; a replacement for a broken dish.
Military. a sailor, soldier, or airman assigned to fill a vacancy in a military unit.
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.
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non·re·place·ment, nounWords nearby replacement
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replacement
/ (rɪˈpleɪsmənt) /
noun
the act or process of replacing
a person or thing that replaces another
geology the growth of a mineral within another of different chemical composition by gradual simultaneous deposition and removal
a process of fossilization by gradual substitution of mineral matter for the original organic matterAlso called: petrification
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