01 n. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.
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The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.
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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.(Geol.)
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The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.(Surg.)