dislocation discontinuity

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• dislocation — [n] displacement break, confusion, disarray, disarticulation, disconnection, discontinuity, disengagement, disorder, disorganization, disruption, disturbance, division, luxation, misplacement, unhinging; concepts 316,720,727 Ant. order, ordering …   New thesaurus

• dislocation — /dis loh kay sheuhn/, 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). [1350 1400; ME… …   Universalium

• dislocation — noun Date: 14th century the act of dislocating ; the state of being dislocated: as a. displacement of one or more bones at a joint ; luxation b. a discontinuity in the otherwise normal lattice structure of a crystal c …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• discontinuity — Synonyms and related words: Doppler effect, about face, abstraction, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, alienation, alteration, amelioration, apostasy, arrearage, arrhythmia, betterment, breach, break, brokenness, caesura, capriciousness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• dislocation — Synonyms and related words: abstraction, alienation, convulsion, derangement, detachment, disarrangement, disarticulation, disassociation, discomposure, disconnectedness, disconnection, discontinuity, disengagement, disjointing, disjunction,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• dislocation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Displacement] Syn. disorder, disruption, disturbance; see confusion 2 . 2. [Disjointing, especially of a bone] Syn. displacement, discontinuity, luxation; see break 1 , division 1 , fracture 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II)… …   English dictionary for students

• dislocation — dis•lo•ca•tion [[t]ˌdɪs loʊˈkeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) pat an act or instance of dislocating 2) pat the state of being dislocated 3) cry (in a crystal lattice) a line about which there is a discontinuity in the lattice structure • Etymology: 1350–1400 …   From formal English to slang

• Crystal growth — Crystallization Concepts …   Wikipedia

• Strengthening mechanisms of materials — Methods have been devised to modify the yield strength, ductility, and toughness of both crystalline and amorphous materials. These strengthening mechanisms give engineers the ability to tailor the mechanical properties of materials to suit a… …   Wikipedia

• Bone fracture — Classification and external resources Internal and external views of an arm with a compound fracture, both before and after surgery. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

• earthquake — /errth kwayk /, n. 1. a series of vibrations induced in the earth s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. 2. something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. [1300 50; ME erthequake …   Universalium