What does replacement mean?
Definitions for replacement
rɪˈpleɪs məntre·place·ment
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word replacement.
Princeton's WordNet
replacement, replacingnoun
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
"replacing the star will not be easy"
surrogate, alternate, replacementnoun
someone who takes the place of another person
substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switchnoun
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
"the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
substitute, replacementnoun
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
refilling, replenishment, replacement, renewalnoun
filling again by supplying what has been used up
successor, replacementnoun
a person who follows next in order
"he was President Lincoln's successor"
Wiktionary
replacementnoun
A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
replacementnoun
The act of replacing something.
ChatGPT
replacement
Replacement refers to the act or process of substituting, exchanging, or superseding one thing for another. It may also refer to the thing that has been substituted or replaced. This term finds widespread usage in various contexts such as manufacturing, technology, business, biology, and more. The concept of replacement implies taking away or discontinuing the current thing and introducing the new one in its place.
Webster Dictionary
Replacementnoun
the act of replacing
Replacementnoun
the removal of an edge or an angle by one or more planes
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'replacement' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3648
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'replacement' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4625
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'replacement' in Nouns Frequency: #1410
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of replacement in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of replacement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of replacement in a Sentence
In a country where music is outlawed and there is no outlet for young people to expend their energy, you have to have a replacement that is more official and without problems, the maddah are copying from rap, rock and dance music.
People don't drop their brand new phones and run out and get new ones immediately, it takes a while to build up steam as people hit the replacement cycle.
In recent years, generative AI models have also been used in photo-editing functions like background removal or replacement.
There is now a specific recommendation against using estrogen replacement therapy or raloxifene (Evista) for treatment of osteoporosis in women.
First it'll be the spare parts on an airplane that require replacement from time to time, like handles, it's already happening but on a smaller scale. We'll expect more interests from other sectors as well.
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Translations for replacement
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- بديلArabic
- náhradaCzech
- Ersatz, ErsatzspielerGerman
- υποκατάσταση, αντικαταστάτης, υποκατάστατο, αλλαγή, αντικατάστασηGreek
- anstataŭaĵoEsperanto
- substituto, suplente, reemplazo, sustitutoSpanish
- جایگزینیPersian
- varaosa, sijainen, korvikeFinnish
- remplaçant, substitutFrench
- penggantiIndonesian
- sostituto, rimpiazzoItalian
- plaatsvervanger, vervanging, vervangerDutch
- erstatningNorwegian
- zastępca, zamiennikPolish
- reposição, substituto, substituiçãoPortuguese
- замена, замещениеRussian
- nadomjestak, supstitut, zamjenaSerbo-Croatian
- substitutSwedish
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