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emplacement

/ɪmplˈeɪsmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
em-place-ment
IPA
/ɪmplˈeɪsmənt/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An installation that houses a military weapon.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A place where a thing is located; the act of placing something somewhere.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French emplacement, from en- + placement.

Usage

Inflected Forms

emplacements (plural)

Synonyms

placement location locating position positioning

Rhymes With

replacement basement placement displacement debasement retracement

Questions

How do you pronounce emplacement?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmplˈeɪsmənt/.
What does emplacement mean?
An installation that houses a military weapon.
Where does emplacement come from?
From French emplacement, from en- + placement.

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