replacement, replacing
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
substitute, replacement
(noun) a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch
(noun) an event in which one thing is substituted for another; “the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood”
successor, replacement
(noun) a person who follows next in order; “he was President Lincoln’s successor”
surrogate, alternate, replacement
(noun) someone who takes the place of another person
refilling, replenishment, replacement, renewal
(noun) filling again by supplying what has been used up
Source: WordNet® 3.1
replacement (countable and uncountable, plural replacements)
A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
The act of replacing something.
The removal of an edge of crystal, by one plane or more.
• See also substitute
Source: Wiktionary
Re*place"ment (-ment), n.
1. The act of replacing.
2. (Crystallog.)
Definition: The removal of an edge or an angle by one or more planes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 May 2025
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
