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REPLACEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
Example:
replacing the star will not be easy
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("replacement" is a kind of...):
commutation; exchange; substitution (the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "replacement"):
novation ((law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party)
pitching change (replacing a pitcher in baseball)
supersedure; supersession (act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior)
displacement; supplanting (act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics)
Derivation:
replace (substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected))
replace (put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items)
replace (take the place or move into the position of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
Synonyms:
replacement; substitute
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("replacement" is a kind of...):
equivalent (a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "replacement"):
ersatz (an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation)
successor (a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone)
succedaneum ((medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another))
Derivation:
replace (substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected))
replace (take the place or move into the position of)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An event in which one thing is substituted for another
Example:
the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
Synonyms:
permutation; replacement; substitution; switch; transposition
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("replacement" is a kind of...):
fluctuation; variation (an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change)
Derivation:
replace (substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected))
Sense 4
Meaning:
A person who follows next in order
Example:
he was President Lincoln's successor
Synonyms:
replacement; successor
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("replacement" is a kind of...):
compeer; equal; match; peer (a person who is of equal standing with another in a group)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Someone who takes the place of another person
Synonyms:
alternate; replacement; surrogate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("replacement" is a kind of...):
backup; backup man; fill-in; relief; reliever; stand-in; substitute (someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult))
Derivation:
replace (substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected))
replace (take the place or move into the position of)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Filling again by supplying what has been used up
Synonyms:
refilling; renewal; replacement; replenishment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("replacement" is a kind of...):
filling (flow into something (as a container))
Context examples:
Dehydration can be rapid so fluid replacement is essential.
(Cholera, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
However, they were able to determine that the mice were being exposed to replacement bisphenols.
(Reproductive Problems Reported In Lab Mice after BPA Replacements in Plastics, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
However, atmospheric levels of two replacement chemicals are rising.
(Warming due to carbon dioxide jumped by half in 25 years, NOAA)
Surgical replacement and/or repair of a cardiac valve, by any approach.
(Cardiac Valve Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
A morphologic finding that refers to the transformation or replacement of a group of non-mesenchymal cells into osseous, cartilagenous, or lipomatous cells.
(Mesenchymal Metaplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
Replacement or reconstruction of a lost tooth structure.
(Dental Restoration, NCI Thesaurus)
The use of DNA probes provides a specific, sensitive, rapid, and inexpensive replacement for cell culture techniques for diagnosing infections.
(DNA Probes, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
For example, in the case of the loss of a military or commercial satellite, the unmanned, reusable XS-1 could quickly be used to launch a replacement.
(Hypersonic Space Plane May Soon Be a Reality, VOA)
A synthetic progestogen structurally related to levonorgestrel, with progesterone hormone receptor agonistic activity, used as a contraceptive and hormone replacement agent.
(Desogestrel, NCI Thesaurus)
Bone marrow ablation followed by replacement of stem cells in the circulating blood to help the bone marrow recover and continue producing healthy blood cells.
(Bone Marrow Ablation with Stem Cell Support, NCI Thesaurus)
