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malplacements

malplacements is the plural of malplacement.

Meaning of malplacement

Noun

malplacement (countable and uncountable, plural malplacements)

  1. Abnormal placement.
    • A little consideration of the effects of malfiguration of the pivots, malplacement of the axis in the circle, &c., will make it evident that, if these errors follow any distinct and simple law, all their effects must go through their periods while θ is increased by 360°, and that some of them may...1832 September 19, G[eorge] B[iddell] Airy, “Addition to Mr. Sheepshanks’ Paper on the Cape Circle”, in Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society, volume V, London: […] Priestley and Weale, […]...

Questions about malplacements

What is malplacements the plural of?
Malplacements is the plural of malplacement.

Words near malplacements in the dictionary

  1. malpighias
  2. malpigmentation
  3. malpitte
  4. malplaced
  5. malplacement
  6. malplacements
  7. malplacentation
  8. malpoise
  9. malpose
  10. malposed
  11. malposes

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