单词 | replacement |
释义 | replacement /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 unit. 4. Also called metasomatism. Geol. the process of practically simultaneous removal and deposition by which a new mineral grows in the body of an old one. [1780-90; REPLACE + -MENT] |
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