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dislocations

/ˌdɪsləˈkeɪʃənz/ /ˌdɪsloʊˈkeɪʃənz/

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noun

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

Examples :

"The heavy rain caused many dislocations of families from their homes. "

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noun

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 visible dislocations in the road surface, with cracks and shifts in the asphalt." "

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noun

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

Examples :

"After the car accident, he suffered several dislocations, including one in his shoulder and another in his hip. "

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noun

(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 dislocations within the metal of the old bridge, invisible to the eye, caused it to weaken over time and eventually require replacement. "

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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 teacher pointed out several dislocations in the student's essay, such as "That movie, I really liked it," where "That movie" is placed outside the main clause. "

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