replacement
//ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt//
Forms
- Plural
- replacements
Definitions
1.A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
2.The act of replacing something.
- The replacement of that broken light-bulb will have to wait until I can buy a new one.
3.The removal of an edge of crystal, by one plane or more.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3691
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English place
English replace
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English replacement