- an act or instance of dislocating.
- the state of being dislocated.
- (in a crystal lattice) a line about which there is a discontinuity in the lattice structure.
- the act of displacing or the state of being displaced; disruption
- (esp of the bones in a joint) the state or condition of being dislocated
- a line, plane, or region in which there is a discontinuity in the regularity of a crystal lattice
- geology a less common word for fault (def. 6)