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Dislocation vs Dislodgement - What's the difference?

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Dislodgement is a related term of dislocation.



As nouns the difference between dislocation and dislodgement

is that dislocation is the act of displacing, or the state of being displaced while dislodgement is the state or process of being dislodged.

dislocation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.
  • (geology) The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied. Slips, faults, and the like, are dislocations.
  • The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.
  • (materials ) A linear defect in a crystal lattice. Because dislocations can shift within the crystal lattice, they tend to weaken the material, compared to a perfect crystal.
  • (grammar)

    • See also

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    See also

    * ("dislocation" on Wikipedia)

    dislodgement

    English

    Alternative forms

    *dislodgment

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state or process of being dislodged
  • *{{quote-book, 1981, Robert C. Brown, Perchance to Dream: the patient's guide to anesthesia citation
    • , passage=What seems a minor complication to the anesthetist, such as the dislodgement of a tooth, may seem a catastrophe to the patient.}}

    Related terms

    *dislodge *dislocation