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replacement
[ri-pleys-muhnt]
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.
replacement
/ ɪˈɪəԳ /
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
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
Example Sentences
They had demoted Knack back to the minors, and watched Wrobleski give up four runs in six innings to the St. Louis Cardinals as his replacement.
His departure and the search for a last minute replacement after five years of work would delay the inquiry's findings by many months.
Our research found this employee's day job was to source replacement tickets when sellers failed to deliver, as they sometimes did.
But experts believe the products should only be used sparingly, are not replacements for homemade meals, and can cause children health problems if used as their main source of nutrition.
No replacement has yet been nominated, but “I don’t think anyone is thinking this is going to be a better outcome for the space agency, whoever Trump nominates,” Dreier says.
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