- em|place|ment
- em|place|ment «ehm PLAYS muhnt», noun.1. a space or platform for heavy weapons or equipment.2. an assigning to a place; a locating.
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place|ment — «PLAYS muhnt», noun. 1. the act or process of placing: »Representatives of the social agencies that really do the work of child placement answered (New York Times). 2. the state of being placed; location; arrangement. 3. the act or process of… … Useful english dictionary
mis|place´ment — mis|place «mihs PLAYS», transitive verb, placed, plac|ing. 1. Informal. to put in a place and then forget where it is; mislay: »I have misplaced my pencil. 2. to put in a wrong place: »misplaced acts of foolery (Charles Lamb) … Useful english dictionary
dis|place|ment — «dihs PLAYS muhnt», noun. 1. the act of displacing. 2. a being displaced: »His laziness caused his displacement from office. 3. a) the weight of the volume of liquid or gas displaced by a body floating in it. This weight is equal to that of the… … Useful english dictionary
out|place|ment — «OWT PLAYS muhnt», noun. the act or process of outplacing: »The outplacement firms have their critics. Some industrial psychologists feel that an executive who has been fired needs the determination to reassess his abilities and find a job on his … Useful english dictionary
re|place|ment — «rih PLAYS muhnt», noun. 1. the act of replacing: »The law required the replacement of wooden railroad cars by steel cars. 2. the condition of being replaced. 3. something or someone that replaces, such as a person who replaces another of similar … Useful english dictionary
place·ment — /ˈpleısmənt/ noun, pl ments 1 : the act of putting something in a particular place [noncount] the strategic placement of products at the entrance of a store the placement of microphones around the room [count] The director tried several different … Useful english dictionary
ret|ro|dis|place|ment — «REHT ruh dihs PLAYS muhnt», noun. displacement backward: »retrodisplacement of the uterus … Useful english dictionary
dis·place·ment — /dıˈspleısmənt/ noun, pl ments 1 : the act of displacing something: such as 1 a : the act of forcing people or animals to leave the area where they live [noncount] The war has caused the displacement of thousands of people. [count] population… … Useful english dictionary
em·place·ment — /ımˈpleısmənt/ noun, pl ments 1 [count] : a position that is specially prepared for a weapon machine gun emplacements 2 [noncount] : the act of putting something (such as a weapon) into position secret emplacement of missiles on the island … Useful english dictionary
out·place·ment — /ˌaʊtˈpleısmənt/ noun [noncount] : the activity or process of helping workers find new jobs when they are no longer wanted or needed usually used before another noun outplacement services an outplacement program/firm … Useful english dictionary
