# placement

Pronunciation: say "PLAYS-muhnt" /ˈpleɪsmənt/

## Noun

1. The act of putting something in a particular place, or the state of being positioned there.
   - Simple: The act of putting something in a chosen spot, or how it is positioned.
   - _Careful placement of the cameras gave full coverage of the parking lot._
   - _The placement of the new factory upstream raised pollution concerns._
2. A particular location or position where something is situated.
   - Simple: The spot or position where something is found.
   - _The antenna's placement on the roof improved the signal._
   - _From its placement at the top of the hill, the old fort overlooked the whole valley._
3. The act of matching a person with a suitable job.
   - Simple: The act of finding the right job for a person.
   - _The agency's placement of graduates into tech firms has an excellent record._
   - _Successful placement depends on understanding both the candidate and the employer._
4. A temporary posting at a workplace that lets someone gain work experience. *(UK)*
   - Simple: A short time spent working at a real job so someone can gain experience.
   - _Her nursing degree includes a placement on a hospital ward._
   - _Students on placement at the firm shadowed senior staff for six weeks._
5. In astrology, the zodiacal region of the sky in which the sun, moon, or a planet appears at the moment of a person's birth.
   - Simple: In astrology, the part of the sky where a planet sits when a person is born.
   - _The placement of Mars in his chart, the astrologer claimed, explained his quick temper._
   - _She traced each planet's placement at the moment of her birth._

## Origin

Formed from "place" combined with the suffix "-ment".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/placement (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).