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1. (n.) dislocation
an act or instance of dislocating.
2. dislocation
the state of being dislocated.
3. dislocation
(in a crystal lattice) a line about which there is a discontinuity in the lattice structure.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dislocation, disruption
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
2. (noun) dislocation, breakdown
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
"the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
3. (noun) dislocation
a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
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1. (noun) dislocation
the act of displacing, or the state of being displaced
2. (noun) dislocation
the displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied. Slips, faults, and the like, are dislocations
3. (noun) dislocation
the act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced
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