HyperDic: emplacement

English > 2 senses of the word *emplacement*:
NOUN	artifact	emplacement	military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon
NOUN	act	emplacement, placement, location, locating, position, positioning	the act of putting something in a certain place

emplacement > pronunciation
Sounds	ihmpley'smahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *emplacement*: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon.
Category	military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine	The military forces of a nation
Narrower	gun emplacement, weapons emplacement	An emplacement for a gun
Broader	military installation	Any facility servicing military forces
Spanish	emplazamiento
Catalan	emplaçament
Verbs	emplace	provide a new emplacement for guns

English > *emplacement*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	The act of putting something in a certain place.
Synonyms	placement, location, locating, position, positioning
Narrower	fingering	The placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument
	implantation	The act of planting or setting in the ground
	interposition, intervention	The act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
	juxtaposition, apposition, collocation	The act of positioning close together (or side by side)
	orientation	The act of orienting / orienting
	planting	The act of fixing firmly in place
	repositioning	The act of placing in a new position
	set	The act of putting something in position
	stratification	The placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination
	superposition	The placement of one thing on top of another
	superposition	(geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide
Broader	activity	Any specific behavior
Spanish	colocación, emplazamiento, lugar, posicionamiento, posición, situación, ubicación
Catalan	col·locació, emplaçament, lloc, posició, posicionament, ubicació
Verbs	emplace	put into place or position

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