Background for dislocation

dislocation

/dɪsləʊˈkeɪʃən/

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noun

The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "The earthquake caused a major dislocation of families from their homes." "

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The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied. Slips, faults, and the like, are dislocations.

Examples :

"The earthquake caused a dislocation of the road's pavement, shifting sections several feet. "

geology structure position

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noun

The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.

Examples :

"The sudden fall caused a dislocation in his shoulder, requiring surgery. "

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(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.

Examples :

"The metal's weakness was caused by a high concentration of dislocations in its crystal structure, allowing it to bend easily under pressure. "

material physics science

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(grammar) A sentence structure in which a constituent that could otherwise be either an argument or an adjunct of a clause occurs outside of and adjacent to the clause boundaries. For example, the sentence, "My father, he is a good man", is a left dislocation because the constituent "My father" has been moved to the left of the clause "he is a good man". See dislocation.

Examples :

"The professor explained left dislocation using the example: "That new movie, it was surprisingly good," pointing out that "that new movie" is moved to the front. "

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