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- Dictionaryreplacement/rɪˈpleɪsm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the action or process of replacing someone or something: "the replacement of religion by poetry" Similar
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noun. uk / rɪˈpleɪs.mənt / us / rɪˈpleɪs.mənt / Add to word list. C1 [ U ] the process of replacing something with something else: the replacement of existing computer equipment. replacement windows. [ C or U ] a medical operation in which a part of the body, especially a hip or knee, is replaced with an artificial one:
The meaning of REPLACEMENT is the action or process of replacing : the state of being replaced. How to use replacement in a sentence.
REPLACEMENT meaning: 1. the process of replacing something with something else: 2. a medical operation in which a part…. Learn more.
noun. the act of replacing. a person or thing that replaces another: summer replacements for vacationing staff; a replacement for a broken dish. Military. a sailor, soldier, or airman assigned to fill a vacancy in a military unit. Also called metasomatism.
Someone who takes someone else's place in an organization, government, or team can be referred to as their replacement. Taylor has nominated Adams as his replacement. The 18-year-old made his debut last week as a replacement for the injured striker.
A replacement is the thing that fills in for something that's missing, or the act of substituting for the missing thing. The replacement for your absent teacher is an annoying substitute.
to take the place of something, or to put something or someone in the place of something or someone else: The factory replaced most of its workers with robots. Tourism has replaced agriculture as the nation's main industry. B1. If you replace something broken, damaged, or lost, you provide a new one:
