replacement

[ ri-pleys-muh nt ]

/ rɪˈpleɪs mənt /

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noun

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.

Nearby words

repine, repique, repl., replace, replaceable, replacement, replacement therapy, replant, replantation, replay, repleader

Origin of replacement

First recorded in 1780–90; replace + -ment

Related forms

non·re·place·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for replacement

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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