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Noun
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#The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.
#The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied. Slips, faults, and the like, are dislocations.
#The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.
#(materials) A linear defect in a crystal lattice. Because dislocations can shift within the crystal lattice, they tend to weaken the material, compared to a perfect crystal.
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