displacement (dɪsˈpleɪsmənt
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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
- chemistry another name for substitution
- the volume displaced by the piston of a reciprocating pump or engine
- psychoanalysis 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
- mathematics the distance measured in a particular direction from a reference point
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Blum took off his glasses and began polishing them, transparently a displacement activity.
, Compulsion (1994)Any AC signal flowing beneath the probe causes a displacement current to flow through this capacitor.
New Scientist (1998)The decision will not involve a wide scale displacement of personnel from Ottawa; fewer than 100 jobs will be transferred to Winnipeg.
canada.com (2004)`In addition, there is evidence of a displacement effect from the 10 street crime areas.
Times, Sunday Times (2005)But later he reflected that Bushel must be rather a pitiful fellow to resent his displacement to such a pitch.
, The Thirteen Gun Salute (1989)