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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•place•ment /dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/USA pronunciation n. - the act of displacing;
the state of being displaced:[uncountable]the displacement of different scientific theories by new ones. - Automotive[countable] the volume of the space through which a piston travels during a single stroke in an engine, pump, or the like.
- Physics the weight or the volume of liquid displaced by a body, such as a ship:[countable]The ship had a displacement of 50,000 tons.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•place•ment (dis plās′mənt),USA pronunciation n. - the act of displacing.
- the state of being displaced or the amount or degree to which something is displaced.
- [Physics.]
- Physicsthe displacing in space of one mass by another.
- Physicsthe weight or the volume of fluid displaced by a floating or submerged body. Cf. Archimedes' principle.
- Physicsthe 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.
- Automotive[Mach., Auto.]
- Mechanical Engineeringthe volume of the space through which a piston travels during a single stroke in an engine, pump, or the like.
- , Automotive, Mechanical Engineeringthe total volume of the space traversed by all the pistons.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe amount of water that a vessel displaces, expressed in displacement tons.
- Geologythe offset of rocks caused by movement along a fault.
- Psychiatrythe transfer of an emotion from its original focus to another object, person, or situation.
- ElectricitySee electric displacement.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: displacement /dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/ n - the act of displacing or the condition of being displaced
- the weight or volume displaced by a floating or submerged body in a fluid
- the transferring of emotional feelings from their original object to one that disguises their real nature
- the distance measured in a particular direction from a reference point
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