Dictionary
dis•lo•ca•tion
Pronunciation: (dis"lō-kā'shun), [key]—
n.
1. an act or instance of dislocating.
2. the state of being dislocated.
3. Crystall.(in a crystal lattice) a line about which there is a discontinuity in the lattice structure. Cf.
defect (def. 3).
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