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Placement vs Emplacement - What's the difference?

placement | emplacement |

As nouns the difference between placement and emplacement

is that placement is the act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed while emplacement is an installation that houses a military weapon.

placement

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.
  • A location or position.
    • It seems to me that the placement of that post could be better.
  • The act of matching a person with a job
    • The agency does not guarantee placement , but they work on commission.

    Derived terms

    * job placement * product placement

    emplacement

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An installation that houses a military weapon.
  • A place where a thing is located; the act of placing something somewhere.
  • (geology) The inclusion of igneous rock in older rocks, or the development or localization of an ore body in older rocks. The latter is referred to as ore deposition.