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re·place·ment
(rĭ-plās′mənt)n.
1. The act or process of replacing or of being replaced: a knee replacement; replacement of the furnace.
2. One that replaces another: The retiring manager's replacement will start next month. The company sent a replacement for the damaged item.
3. Statistics The act of returning each item that has been selected in a subset from a group before making another selection.
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replacement
(rɪˈpleɪsmənt)n
1. the act or process of replacing
2. a person or thing that replaces another
3. (Geological Science) geology the growth of a mineral within another of different chemical composition by gradual simultaneous deposition and removal
4. (Geological Science) a process of fossilization by gradual substitution of mineral matter for the original organic matter. Also called: petrification
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re•place•ment
(rɪˈpleɪs mənt)n.
1. the act of replacing.
2. a person or thing that replaces another.
3. a person in the military assigned to fill a vacancy in a unit.
[1780–90]
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| Noun | 1. |  replacement - the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"substitution, commutation, exchange - the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" 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 |
| 2. |  replacement - someone who takes the place of another personbackup man, fill-in, reliever, stand-in, backup, substitute, relief - someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" | |
| 3. |  replacement - an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"variation, fluctuation - an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change | |
| 4. |  replacement - a person or thing that takes or can take the place of anotherequivalent - a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps" 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) | |
| 5. |  replacement - filling again by supplying what has been used upfilling - flow into something (as a container) | |
| 6. |  replacement - a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor" |
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replacement
noun
1. replacing, renewal, substitution the replacement of damaged or lost books
2. successor, double, substitute, stand-in, fill-in, proxy, surrogate, understudy a replacement for the injured player
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replacement
noun1. One that takes the place of another:
2. A person or persons taking over the duties of another:
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Translations
اِسْتِبْدالبَديل، إسْتِبْدال
náhradavýměna
efterfølgererstatningudskiftning
korvaaminen
zamjena
afleysing, staîgenill
置き換え
교체
nadomestitevzamenjava
utbyte
การเปลี่ยน
vekilyeni birisiyerini alma
sự thay thế
replacement
[rɪˈpleɪsmənt]A. N
B. CPD replacement cost N → costo m de sustitución
replacement engine N → motor m de repuesto
replacement part N → repuesto m
replacement value N → valor m de sustitución
replacement engine N → motor m de repuesto
replacement part N → repuesto m
replacement value N → valor m de sustitución
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
replacement
[rɪˈpleɪsmənt] n
(= taking sth's place) → remplacement m
the replacement of steam by diesel → le remplacement de la vapeur par le diesel
the replacement of steam by diesel → le remplacement de la vapeur par le diesel
(= substitute) → remplacement m
You will have to pay for a replacement → Vous devrez en payer le remplacement.
a replacement for sth → un remplacement de qch
The electric car was not a replacement for conventional vehicles → La voiture électrique n'était pas destinée à remplacer les véhicules conventionnels.
You will have to pay for a replacement → Vous devrez en payer le remplacement.
a replacement for sth → un remplacement de qch
The electric car was not a replacement for conventional vehicles → La voiture électrique n'était pas destinée à remplacer les véhicules conventionnels.
(= person) → remplaçant(e) m/f
She's sick and we don't have a replacement → Elle est malade et nous n'avons pas de remplaçant.
She's sick and we don't have a replacement → Elle est malade et nous n'avons pas de remplaçant.
modif [item, product] → de remplacement
replacement part → pièce f de rechange replacement valuereplacement value n (for insurance purposes) → valeur f de remplacement
replacement part → pièce f de rechange replacement valuereplacement value n (for insurance purposes) → valeur f de remplacement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
replacement
n
(= substituting) → Ersatz m; (by deputy) → Vertretung f; replacement cost (of equipment) → Wiederbeschaffungskosten pl; (of personnel) → Wiederbesetzungskosten pl
(= person or thing) → Ersatz m; (= deputy) → Vertretung f; replacement engine → Austauschmotor m; replacement part → Ersatzteil nt
(= putting back) → Zurücksetzen nt; (on end, standing up) → Zurückstellen nt; (on side, flat) → Zurücklegen nt; (of receiver) → Auflegen nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
replacement
[rɪˈpleɪsmənt] n (substitute, thing) → pezzo or parte f di ricambio; (person) → sostituto/a; (act) → sostituzione fCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
replace
(rəˈpleis) verb1. to put, use etc (a person, thing etc), or to be put, used etc, in place of another. I must replace that broken lock; He replaced the cup he broke with a new one; Cars have replaced horses as the normal means of transport.
2. to put (something) back where it was. Please replace the books on the shelves.
reˈplaceable adjectivereˈplacement noun
I must find a replacement for my secretary – she's leaving next week.
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replacement
→ اِسْتِبْدال výměna udskiftning Ersatz αντικατάσταση reemplazo korvaaminen remplacement zamjena sostituzione 置き換え 교체 vervanging erstatning zastępstwo substituição замена utbyte การเปลี่ยน yerini alma sự thay thế 替代者Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
re·place·ment
n. reemplazo, substitución, repuesto;
___ therapy → terapia sustitutiva.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
replacement
n reemplazo, sustitución f (esp. Esp); aortic (mitral, etc.) valve — reemplazo valvular aórtico (mitral, etc.), sustitución valvular aórtica (mitral, etc.), reemplazo or sustitución de válvula aórtica (mitral, etc.); catheter — cambio de catéter; joint — artroplastia (form), reemplazo or sustitución articular; total hip (knee) — artroplastia total de cadera (rodilla), reemplazo total de cadera (rodilla); [Note: The definite article can be added to the translations above to personalize a statement: Ud. necesita un reemplazo de la válvula aórtica..You need replacement of your aortic valve.]English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.