/dis'loh kay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. an act or instance of dislocating.
2. the state of being dislocated.
3. Crystall. (in a crystal lattice) a line about which there is a discontinuity in the lattice structure. Cf. defect (def. 3).
[ 1350-1400; ME dislocacioun; see DISLOCATE, -ION ]