displacement
NounUS[dih-spley-smuhnt]/dɪˈspleɪsmənt/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (7)
- act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tacticsSynonyms: supplantingType of replacement, replacing
- an event in which something is displaced without rotationSynonyms: shiftType of translationKinds amplitude, luxation
- the act of uniform movementSynonyms: translationType of motion, movement
- (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compoundSynonyms: displacement reactionType of chemical reaction, reaction
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable oneType of defense mechanism, defense reactionKinds transference
- to move something from its natural environmentSynonyms: deracinationType of movement
- act of removing from office or employment
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Dis·place′ment noun
Origin: Cf. F. déplacement.
1. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
Unnecessary displacement of funds.— Alexander Hamilton
The displacement of the sun by parallax.— William Whewell
2. The quantity of anything, as water, displaced by a floating body, as by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body.
3. Chemistry The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent.
Piston displacement Mechanics, the volume of the space swept through, or weight of steam, water, etc., displaced, in a given time, by the piston of a steam engine or pump.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54