displacement


Definition: Meaning of, displacement in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪsˈpleɪsm(ə)nt /

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  1. [uncountable] formal when a group of people or animals are forced to leave the place where they usually live
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  2. [singular] technical the weight or VOLUME of liquid that something replaces when it floats in that liquid - used especially to describe how heavy something such as a ship is
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displacement used in phrases

  • displacement reaction (noun)
    1. chemistry a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
  • displacement unit (noun)
    1. a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
  • principle of liquid displacement (noun)
    1. hydrostatics the volume of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the volume of the displaced fluid
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