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displacement
[dis-pleys-muhnt]
noun
the act of displacing.
the state of being displaced or the amount or degree to which something is displaced.
Psychology, Psychoanalysis.the transfer of an emotion from its original focus to another object, person, or situation.
Physics.
the displacing in space of one mass by another.
the weight or the volume of fluid displaced by a floating or submerged body.
the linear or angular distance in a given direction between a body or point and a reference position.
the distance of an oscillating body from its central position or point of equilibrium at any given moment.
Machinery, Automotive.
the volume of the space through which a piston travels during a single stroke in an engine, pump, or the like.
the total volume of the space traversed by all the pistons.
Nautical.the amount of water that a vessel displaces, expressed in displacement tons.
Geology.the offset of rocks caused by movement along a fault.
displacement
/ ɪˈɪəԳ /
noun
the act of displacing or the condition of being displaced
the weight or volume displaced by a floating or submerged body in a fluid
chem another name for substitution
the volume displaced by the piston of a reciprocating pump or engine
psychoanal the transferring of emotional feelings from their original object to one that disguises their real nature
geology the distance any point on one side of a fault plane has moved in relation to a corresponding point on the opposite side
astronomy an apparent change in position of a body, such as a star
s.maths the distance measured in a particular direction from a reference point
displacement
ChemistryA chemical reaction in which an atom, radical, or molecule replaces another in a compound.
PhysicsA vector, or the magnitude of a vector, that points from an initial position (of a body or reference frame) to a subsequent position.
The weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating body, used especially as a measurement of the weight or bulk of ships.
The volume displaced by a single stroke of a piston in an engine or pump.
Geology
The relative movement between the two sides of a geologic fault.
The distance between the two sides of a fault.
Other Word Forms
- predisplacement noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of displacement1
Example Sentences
Palestine’s British colonial authorities advocated such a displacement in their 1937 Peel Commission Report.
“Global displacement is soaring and the countries affected by the travel ban — like Afghanistan, Venezuela, and Haiti — are experiencing some of the worst humanitarian emergencies in the world,” Van de Weerd said in a statement.
New projects in "social protection, education, and forced displacement and refugees" have also been approved, an unnamed World Bank spokesperson told the Reuters news agency.
Throughout the conflict, human rights experts have raised the alarm of widespread hunger, disease, and displacement within Gaza.
Sometimes Israeli military action and displacement mean that women are giving birth in their tents or shelters with no medical help.
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