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dis·place·ment  (ds-plsmnt)

n.

1.

a. The act of displacing.

b. The condition of having been displaced.

2. Chemistry A reaction in which an atom, radical, or molecule replaces another in a compound.

3. Physics

a. A vector or the magnitude of a vector from the initial position to a subsequent position assumed by a body.

b. The weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating body, used especially as a measurement of the weight or bulk of ships.

4. The volume displaced by a single stroke of a piston in an engine or pump.

5. Geology

a. The relative movement between the two sides of a fault.

b. The distance between the two sides of a fault. Also called dislocation.

6. Psychiatry A psychological defense mechanism in which there is an unconscious shift of emotions, affect, or desires from the original object to a more acceptable or immediate substitute.

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displacement

Noun

1. the act of displacing

2. Physics the weight or volume of liquid displaced by an object submerged or floating in it

3. Maths the distance measured in a particular direction from a reference point Symbol: s

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displacement  (ds-plsmnt)

1. Chemistry A chemical reaction in which an atom, radical, or molecule replaces another in a compound.

2. Physics A vector, or the magnitude of a vector, that points from an initial position (of a body or reference frame) to a subsequent position.

3. The weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating body, used especially as a measurement of the weight or bulk of ships.

4. The volume displaced by a single stroke of a piston in an engine or pump.

5. Geology

a. The relative movement between the two sides of a geologic fault.

b. The distance between the two sides of a fault. Also called dislocation.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	displacement - act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics supplanting replacement, replacing - the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"
	2.	displacement - an event in which something is displaced without rotation shift amplitude - (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave luxation - displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ translation - a uniform movement without rotation
	3.	displacement - the act of uniform movement translation movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
	4.	displacement - (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound displacement reaction chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions chemical reaction, reaction - (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"
	5.	displacement - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders transference - (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defense - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
	6.	displacement - to move something from its natural environment deracination movement - the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"
	7.	displacement - act of removing from office or employment rejection - the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection"

Translations

displacement [dɪsˈpleɪsmənt] n → cambio de sitio

displacement [dɪsˈpleɪsmənt] n → déplacement m

displacement [dɪsˈpleɪsmənt] displace n → Ablösung f;

(of people) → Vertreibung f;

(Phys) → Verdrängung f

displacement [dɪsˈpleɪsmənt] n → spostamento