displacement
pronunciation
How to pronounce displacement in British English:
UK [dɪsˈpleɪsmənt]
How to pronounce displacement in American English:
US [dɪsˈpleɪsmənt]
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- Noun:
- an event in which something is displaced without rotation
- act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
- the act of uniform movement
- (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
- to move something from its natural environment
- act of removing from office or employment
Word Origin
- displacement (n.)
- 1610s, "removal from office;" see displace + -ment. Physics sense is from c. 1810.
Example
- 1. Calculated and the large displacement of the cable membrane structure was considered .
- 2. To do that , we 'll apply a displacement map .
- 3. Labor displacement will proceed even to automatic factories .
- 4. The vessel was 172 feet long and 34 feet wide , of 485 tons register and a displacement of 1620 tons .
- 5. They reject the limits on engine displacement , instead advocating the promotion of fuel-efficient cars of all shapes and sizes .