Displacement (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the act of displacing.
  2. the state of being displaced or the amount or degree to which something is displaced.
  3. the transfer of an emotion from its original focus to another object, person, or situation.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. the amount of water that a vessel displaces, expressed in displacement tons.
  7. the offset of rocks caused by movement along a fault.
  8. electric displacement.
noun
  1. the act of displacing or the condition of being displaced
  2. the weight or volume displaced by a floating or submerged body in a fluid
  3. chem another name for substitution
  4. the volume displaced by the piston of a reciprocating pump or engine
  5. the transferring of emotional feelings from their original object to one that disguises their real nature
  6. the distance any point on one side of a fault plane has moved in relation to a corresponding point on the opposite side
  7. an apparent change in position of a body, such as a star
  8. the distance measured in a particular direction from a reference point
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