replacement
English
Etymology
replace + -ment
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪsmənt
Noun
replacement (countable and uncountable, plural replacements)
- A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
- 2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC:
- Rovers lost keeper Robinson to a calf problem at half-time and his replacement Mark Bunn, making his Premier League debut, was immediately called into action - pushing away a vicious Peter Odemwingie drive at the near post.
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- The act of replacing something.
- The replacement of that broken light-bulb will have to wait until I can buy a new one.
- The removal of an edge of crystal, by one plane or more.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:substitute
Derived terms
- overreplacement
- subreplacement
See also
- spare part
Translations
a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
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act of replacing
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Further reading
replacement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia