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Definition of Replacement
1. Noun. The act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another. "Replacing the star will not be easy"
Generic synonyms: Commutation, Exchange, Substitution
Specialized synonyms: Novation, Pitching Change, Supersedure, Supersession, Displacement, Supplanting
Derivative terms: Replace, Replace, Replace, Replace, Replace
2. Noun. Someone who takes the place of another person.
Generic synonyms: Backup, Backup Man, Fill-in, Relief, Reliever, Stand-in, Substitute
Derivative terms: Alternate, Alternate, Alternate, Replace, Replace
3. Noun. An event in which one thing is substituted for another. "The replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
Generic synonyms: Fluctuation, Variation
Derivative terms: Replace, Substitute, Substitute, Switch, Switch, Switch
4. Noun. A person or thing that takes or can take the place of another.
Generic synonyms: Equivalent
Specialized synonyms: Ersatz, Successor, Succedaneum
Derivative terms: Replace, Replace, Substitute, Substitute, Substitute
5. Noun. Filling again by supplying what has been used up.
Generic synonyms: Filling
Derivative terms: Refill, Replenish
6. Noun. A person who follows next in order. "He was President Lincoln's successor"
Definition of Replacement
1. n. The act of replacing.
Definition of Replacement
1. Noun. A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute. ¹
2. Noun. The act of replacing something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Replacement
1. placement [n -S] - See also: placement
Medical Definition of Replacement
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1. The act of replacing.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Replacement
Literary usage of Replacement
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by Iron and Steel Institute (1892)
"From this it follows that secondary or indirect replacement of calcium carbonate by
... Replacement of Carboniferous and Silurian limestones in Colorate (4. ..."
2. The Battle Against Exclusion by OECD Staff (1998)
"Nevertheless, replacement rates are a useful starting point in considering ...
Replacement rates Table 5.i gives the replacement rates for various family ..."
3. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1915)
"Simple Replacement Theory We still have one well recognized theory to discuss
before advancing the theory of the writer, and that is simple replacement. ..."
4. Mineral Deposits by Waldemar Lindgren (1919)
"Some of these replacement deposits that have no genetic connection with igneous
... Frequently, however, replacement by sulphides is also found at greater ..."
5. Public Utilities: Their Cost New and Depreciation by Hammond Vinton Hayes (1913)
"General assumptions as to replacement. 20. New plant identical with old or one of
... Effect upon replacement cost of increased difficulty in placing plant. ..."
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