What does "dislocation" mean?
Dislocation: (Geol.) The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied. Slips, faults, and the like, are dislocations.
Additional senses
- 2.(Surg.) The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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