definition of
replacement

[1] #1 replacement n. [replacing] the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy". wn

[2] #2 replacement n. [surrogate, alternate] someone who takes the place of another person. wn

[3] #3 replacement n. [substitution, permutation, transposition, switch] an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood". wn

[4] #4 replacement n. [substitute] a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another. wn

[5] #5 replacement n. [refilling, replenishment, renewal] filling again by supplying what has been used up. wn