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Dislocation vs Relocation - What's the difference?

dislocation | relocation |

As nouns the difference between dislocation and relocation

is that dislocation is the act of displacing, or the state of being displaced while relocation is the act of moving from one place to another.

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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    relocation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of moving from one place to another.
  • of a lease.
  • (Webster 1913)

    Synonyms

    * (moving to another place) move, removal

    See also

    * resettlement

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