English noun: placement | |||
1. | placement (attribute) the spatial property of the way in which something is placed | ||
Samples | The arrangement of the furniture. The placement of the chairs. | ||
Synonyms | arrangement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | position, spatial relation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alignment, balance, columniation, composing, composition, fenestration, formation, misalignment, proportion, proportionality, ramification, spacing, spatial arrangement, tandem | ||
2. | placement (act) contact established between applicants and prospective employees | ||
Samples | The agency provided placement services. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contact | ||
3. | placement (act) the act of putting something in a certain place | ||
Synonyms | emplacement, locating, location, position, positioning | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | apposition, collocation, fingering, implantation, interposition, intervention, juxtaposition, orientation, planting, repositioning, set, stratification, superposition, superposition | ||