displacement

dis·place·ment

 (dĭs-plās′mənt)

n.

1.

a. The act of displacing.

b. The condition of having been displaced.

2. Chemistry A reaction in which an atom, radical, ion, 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.

displacement

(dɪsˈpleɪsmənt)

n

1. (Chemistry) the act of displacing or the condition of being displaced

2. (Social Welfare) the act of displacing or the condition of being displaced

3. (General Physics) the weight or volume displaced by a floating or submerged body in a fluid

4. chem another name for substitution

5. (Mechanical Engineering) the volume displaced by the piston of a reciprocating pump or engine

6. (Psychoanalysis) psychoanal the transferring of emotional feelings from their original object to one that disguises their real nature

7. (Geological Science) geology the distance any point on one side of a fault plane has moved in relation to a corresponding point on the opposite side

8. (Astronomy) astronomy an apparent change in position of a body, such as a star

9. (Mathematics) maths the distance measured in a particular direction from a reference point. Symbol: s

dis•place•ment

(dɪsˈpleɪs mənt)

n.

1. the act of displacing.

2. the state of being displaced or the amount or degree to which something is displaced.

3.

a. the linear or angular distance in a given direction between a body or point and a reference position.

b. the distance of an oscillating body from its equilibrium position.

4. the volume of the space through which a piston travels during a single stroke in an engine, pump, or the like.

5. the weight or the volume of fluid displaced by a floating or submerged body, as a ship.

6. the offset of rocks caused by movement along a fault.

7. the transfer of an emotion from its original focus to another object, person, or situation.

[1605–15]

displacement

1. The man who gets angry at the office but is afraid to lose his temper there, may arrive home and let out all that pent-up aggression on the family. In a process known as displacement, he has directed his anger to a handy substitute.

2. Another word for 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"

displacement

noun

1. replacement, substitution, superseding, ousting, usurping, supplanting the displacement of your reason by your emotions

2. dispersal, spread, scattering, distribution, diffusion, dissemination, dissipation the gradual displacement of the American Indian

displacement

noun

A change in normal place or position:

dislocation, disturbance, move, movement, rearrangement, shift.

Translations

تَغيير مَكان الشَيء، إزاحَه، تَبْديل

nahrazeníodstraněnípřemístění

erstatningfortrængning

Verdrängung

εκτόπισηεκτοπισμόςμετατόπιση

déplacement

elmozdulás

tilfærsla

dislocamentospazio

forflytningfortrengning

nahradenie

yer değiştirmeyerini alma

取代移置

displacement

[dɪsˈpleɪsmənt] N

1. (Phys) [of liquid, mass] → desplazamiento m

2. (= replacement) → reemplazo m

3. (= removal) → eliminación f; (= dismissal) → destitución f

4. (= forced relocation) → desplazamiento m

5. (Psych) [of energy] → sublimación f

displacement

[dɪsˈpleɪsmənt] n [people, workers, refugees] → déplacement m

displacement

n

(= act of moving) → Verschiebung f; (of people) → Vertreibung f; (Naut, Phys: of air, water) → Verdrängung f; (= volume displaced, Phys) → verdrängte Menge; (Naut) → Verdrängung f

(= replacement) → Ablösung f, → Ersatz m

(= distance sth is moved) → Verschiebung f; (Geol, of rocks) → Dislokation f

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displacement

:

displacement activity

n (Psych) → Ersatzbefriedigung f

displacement ton

n (Naut) → Verdrängungstonne f

displacement

[dɪsˈpleɪsmənt] n (see vb) → spostamento, rimpiazzo, destituzione f, dislocamento

displace

(disˈpleis) verb

1. to disarrange or put out of place. verskuif, verplaas يُزيح، يَضَعُ الشَيء في مَكان آخر измествам deslocar přemístit; odstranit verdrängen fordrive εκτοπίζωdesplazar ümber paigutama جا به جا کردن؛ حرکت دادن siirtää paikaltaan déplacer לַעֲקוֹר, לְהָזִיז מִמקוֹמוֹ अपनी जगह से हटा देना premjestiti, skloniti elmozdít membatalkan, memindahkan færa úr stað spostare 置き換える 추방하다 perstatyti/pastatyti ne į tą vietą pārvietot berubah tempat verplaatsenflytte, forskyve, fjerne przemieszczać بي ځايه كول: دبل چا ځاى نيول: مو قوفول deslocar a deplasa переставлять premiestniť; odstrániť premestiti razmestiti flytta [på], rubba ทำให้ย้ายที่ yerini değiştirmek, başka yere koymak 挪移，迫使離開原位 переставляти; пересувати اپنی جگہ سے ہلانا chuyển chỗ 挪开，移置

2. to take the place of. The dog had displaced her doll in the little girl's affections. vervang يَحِلُّ مَحَل، يُبَدِّل замествам substituir nahradit ersetzen erstatte υποσκελίζω, παίρνω τη θέση κπ. sustituir, reemplazar aset täitma جای چیزی را گرفتن؛ جایگزین شدن syrjäyttää remplacer לִתפּוֹש אֶת הַמָקוֹם दूसरों का स्थान लेना istisnuti kiszorít menggantikan koma í staðinn fyrir sostituire ～に取って代わる 대신하다 pakeisti, užimti kieno nors vietą izspiest; aizstāt mengambil vervangenfortrenge, erstattezastąpić دبل چا ځاى نيول substituir a lua locul вытеснять nahradiť nadomestiti zameniti ersätta เข้าแทนที่ yerini almak 取代 витісняти, заміщати کسی کی جگہ لینا chiếm chỗ 替换，置换

disˈplacement noun

verskuiwing, verplasing, vervanging تَغيير مَكان الشَيء، إزاحَه، تَبْديل преместване deslocamento přemístění; odstranění; nahrazení die Verdrängung erstatning; fortrængning μετατόπιση, εκτόπισμαdesplazamiento, reemplazo teisaldamine, asendamine جا به جایی؛ تغییر مکان syrjäytys déplacement, remplacement תְפִיסָת מְקוֹמוֹ उद्वासन, विस्थापन premještaj elmozdulás penggantian tilfærsla spostamento; sostituzione 置き換え 옮김, 대체 perstatymas, pakeitimas pārvietošana; izspiešana; aizstāšana perubahan verplaatsing, vervangingfortrengning; forflytning, forskyvning przemieszczenie ځای پر ځای شوی deslocação deplasare; înlocuire перестановка; вытеснение nahradenie nadomestitev premeštanje omflyttning, rubbning, ersättande การย้ายออก; การเคลื่อนออก; การไล่ออก; การขับไล่ yer değiştirme, yerini alma 挪移，取代 зміщення, переставляння جگہ سے اکھاڑنے کا عمل sự đổi chỗ 移置，取代

displaced person

a person forced to leave his own country as a result of war etc. ontworteldes, ontheemdes, uitgewekenes مُرَحَّل، مُشَرَّد عَن وَطَنِهِ бежанец refugiado vysídlenec der/die Verschleppte fordrevet menneske πρόσφυγαςrefugiado pagulane, ümberasustatu آدم آواره و بی خانمان pakolainen personne déplacéeעקור विस्थापित व्यक्ति prognanik, prognanica hontalan személy orang terusir uppflosnaður maður; flóttamaður profugo, espatriato 難民 난민, 유민 perkeltasis asmuo pārvietotās personas orang yang mengambil alih vluchtelingflyktinguchodźca آواړه refugiado persoană deportată перемещённое лицо vysídlenec preseljenec nraseljeno lice tvångsförflyttad, flykting คนที่ถูกบังคับให้ออกจากประเทศเนื่องจากสงคราม sürgün 流離失所的人，難民 переміщена особа ملک بدر người tị nạn 因战争而逃离故乡的人，难民

dis·place·ment

n. desplazamiento; dislocación; transferencia de una emoción a otra distinta de la inicial;

___ of pelvic bone → ___ del hueso pélvico.

displacement

n (ortho, psych, etc.) desplazamiento