replacement

American  

[ri-pleys-muhnt] / rɪˈpleɪs mənt /

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.

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replacement British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• nonreplacement noun

Etymology

Origin of replacement

First recorded in 1780–90; replace + -ment

Example Sentences

“The replacement cycle for major enterprise software is measured in years, not months, and the switching costs—even in a world where AI makes switching easier—are still substantial,” he says.

From MarketWatch

Last week hospitals had been told to postpone treatments, including knee and hip replacements, after the health service's main supplier encountered a major production problem.

From BBC

The Northampton back row was included in the starting XV for the first time after seven enterprising cameos as a replacement.

From BBC

It also "enables rapid deployment or replacement of critical systems if you have a crisis or a threat", Lahti suggests.

From BBC

She made the decision to return to the world stage in 2019, following a full knee replacement.

From Salon

Related Words

• reinstatement
• restoration
• stand-in