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dislocation

American  
[dis-loh-key-shuhn] / ˌdɪs loʊˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. an act or instance of dislocating.

  2. the state of being dislocated.

  3. Crystallography. (in a crystal lattice) a line about which there is a discontinuity in the lattice structure.

dislocation British  
/ ˌdɪsləˈkeɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act of displacing or the state of being displaced; disruption

  2. (esp of the bones in a joint) the state or condition of being dislocated

  3. a line, plane, or region in which there is a discontinuity in the regularity of a crystal lattice

  4. geology a less common word for fault

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Etymology

Origin of dislocation

1350–1400; Middle English dislocacioun; dislocate, -ion

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