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Displacement

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Noun

1. displacement, supplanting

act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

2. displacement, shift

an event in which something is displaced without rotation

3. displacement, translation

the act of uniform movement

4. displacement, displacement reaction

(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

5. displacement

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one

6. deracination, displacement

to move something from its natural environment

7. displacement

act of removing from office or employment

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Displacement

see synonyms of 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. chemistry another name for substitution
4. 
the volume displaced by the piston of a reciprocating pump or engine
5. psychoanalysis
the transferring of emotional feelings from their original object to one that disguises their real nature
6. geology
the distance any point on one side of a fault plane has moved in relation to a corresponding point on the opposite side
7. astronomy
an apparent change in position of a body, such as a star
8. mathematics
the distance measured in a particular direction from a reference point
. Symbol: s

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Displacement

see synonyms of displacement
noun
1. 
a displacing or being displaced
2. 
a. 
the weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating object; specif., the weight of water, in long tons, displaced by a ship
b. 
the volume displaced by a stroke of a piston
3. 
the difference between a later position of a thing and its original position
4.  Geology
the relative movement of rock strata on the two sides of a fault
5.  Psychiatry
a defense mechanism in which an emotion or idea, usually repressed, is transferred to another, more acceptable object

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Displacement

see synonyms of displacement
n.
1.
a. The act of displacing.
b. The condition of having been displaced.
2. Chemistry A reaction in which an atom, radical, ion, or molecule replaces another in a compound.
3. Physics
a. A vector or the magnitude of a vector from the initial position to a subsequent position assumed by a body.
b. The weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating body, used especially as a measurement of the weight or bulk of ships.
4. The volume displaced by a single stroke of a piston in an engine or pump.
5. Geology
a. The relative movement between the two sides of a fault.
b. The distance between the two sides of a fault. Also called dislocation.
6. Psychiatry A psychological defense mechanism in which there is an unconscious shift of emotions, affect, or desires from the original object to a more acceptable or immediate substitute.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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