malplacement

ˌmælˈpleɪsmənt

Definition

Definition of malplacement - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

errors

TECH.

incorrect positioning of an object or part

TECH.

The malplacement of the sign caused confusion.

dislocation

misplacement

medical

TECH.

abnormal positioning of a body part

TECH.

The X-ray showed a malplacement of the patient's hip joint.

dislocation

malposition

misplacement

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Origin of malplacement

French, mal (bad) + placement (placement)

Examples of malplacement in a sentence

The malplacement of files resulted in data loss.
The doctor noted a malplacement of the vertebrae in the X-ray.
Surgery was required to correct the malplacement of the bone.

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French:mauvais placement, ...
German:Fehlplatzierung, abnorme Positionierung, ...
Italian:posizionamento errato, malposizionamento, ...
Spanish:mala colocación, desplazamiento anormal, ...
Portuguese:má colocação, posicionamento incorreto, ...
Chinese:错误放置, 异常位置, ...
Japanese:誤配置, 異常な位置, ...
Arabic:سوء الوَضْع, سُوء تَمَوْضُع, ...
Hebrew:מִיקּוּם שָׁגוּי, מִקּוּם שָׁגוּי, ...
Russian:неправильное расположение, аномальное положение, ...
Ukrainian:неправильне розташування, аномальне розташування, ...
Hindi:गलत स्थान पर होना, असामान्य स्थिति, ...
Bengali:ভুল স্থাপন, অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থান, ...
Catalan:posicionament incorrecte, posicionament anormal, ...
Czech:posunutí, malpozice, ...
Danish:malplacering, unormal placering, ...
Dutch:verkeerde plaatsing, abnormale positie, ...
Greek:λανθασμένη τοποθέτηση, ανώμαλη θέση, ...
Hungarian:hibás elhelyezés, rendellenes helyzet, ...
Khmer:ការដាក់វត្ថុឬផ្នែកមួយខុសទីតាំង, ការដាក់ទីតាំងខុសប្រក្រតី, ...
Korean:잘못된 배치, 비정상적인 위치, ...
Persian:قرارگیری نادرست, قرارگیری غیرطبیعی, ...
Polish:nieprawidłowe umiejscowienie, nieprawidłowe ustawienie, ...
Portuguese (BR):posicionamento incorreto, malposição, ...
Romanian:poziționare incorectă, poziționare anormală, ...
Swedish:felplacering, onormal position, ...
Thai:การวางผิดตำแหน่ง, ตำแหน่งผิดปกติ, ...
Turkish:yanlış yerleştirme, anormal konumlanma, ...
Vietnamese:vị trí sai, vị trí bất thường, ...

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