Replacement
11replacement */*/ — UK [rɪˈpleɪsmənt] / US noun Word forms replacement : singular replacement plural replacements 1) [countable] someone or something that takes the place or does the job of another replacement for: He wasted little time in finding a replacement for… …
12replacement — n. 1) to make a replacement 2) to get, receive a replacement for 3) (misc.) the replacement of smt. by smt. else * * * [rɪ pleɪsmənt] receive a replacement for (misc.) the replacement of smt. by smt. else to get to make a replacement …
13replacement — [[t]rɪple͟ɪsmənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ replacements 1) N UNCOUNT: with supp If you refer to the replacement of one thing by another, you mean that the second thing takes the place of the first. → See also hormone replacement therapy ...the replacement of… …
14replacement — re|place|ment W3 [rıˈpleısmənt] n 1.) [U] when you get something that is newer or better than the one you had before ▪ Our old car is badly in need of replacement. ▪ replacement windows 2.) knee/hip/joint replacement an artificial knee etc that… …
15replacement — re|place|ment [ rı pleısmənt ] noun ** 1. ) count someone or something that takes the place or does the job of another: replacement for: He wasted little time in finding a replacement for me. 2. ) uncount the process of replacing one person or… …
16replacement — replacer [ r(ə)plase ] v. tr. <conjug. : 3> • 1669; de re et placer 1 ♦ Remettre en place, à sa place. ⇒ 1. placer, remettre. Replacer verticalement : redresser. Replacer une vertèbre. Replacer une pipe dans son étui. ⇒ 1. ranger. Fig.… …
17replacement — noun (U) 1 the act of replacing something, often with something newer, better etc: Those tyres are badly in need of replacement. 2 (C) someone or something that replaces another person or thing (+ for): It will be difficult to find a replacement… …
18replacement — noun 1) we have to find a replacement Syn: successor; substitute, stand in, locum, relief, cover 2) the wiring was in need of replacement Syn: renewal, replacing …
19replacement — noun 1) we have to find a replacement Syn: substitute, stand in, locum, understudy, relief, cover, successor 2) the wiring was in need of replacement Syn: renewal …
20replacement — /ri plays meuhnt/, n. 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. Mil. a sailor, soldier, or airman assigned to fill a vacancy in a military… …
