replacement

[ ri-pleys-muhnt ]

noun

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. Military. a sailor, soldier, or airman assigned to fill a vacancy in a military unit.
4. Also called metasomatism. Geology. the process of practically simultaneous removal and deposition by which a new mineral grows in the body of an old one.

replacement

/ rɪˈpleɪsmənt /

noun

1. the act or process of replacing
2. a person or thing that replaces another
3. geology the growth of a mineral within another of different chemical composition by gradual simultaneous deposition and removal
4. a process of fossilization by gradual substitution of mineral matter for the original organic matter Also calledpetrification

Other Words From

• nonre·placement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of replacement¹

First recorded in 1780–90; replace + -ment

Example Sentences

Hernandez is ready to be a mentor if asked by his future replacement.

From Los Angeles Times

While Gaetz’s instant replacement, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, is no Elliott Richardson, she is preferable to her fellow Floridian.

From Slate

Replacement fly-half Fin Smith is set for his first appearance of the autumn, while Sale's 20-year-old prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour will make his England debut if he comes on.

From BBC

That’s also why some who criticized the Gaetz pick aren’t celebrating his replacement.

From Salon

There’s turnover at the top of roughly one-quarter of the 32 NFL teams in a given year, and Chicago’s Matt Eberflus is a leading candidate for replacement.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• reinstatement
• restoration
• stand-in