Displacement is the removal of something from its usual place or position by something which then occupies that place or position.
[formal]
...the displacement of all my energy into caring for the baby.
...too much resistance to the displacement of your reason by your emotions.
Synonyms: replacement, substitution, superseding, ousting More Synonyms of displacement
2. uncountable noun
Displacement is the forcing of people away from the area or country where they live.
...the gradual displacement of the American Indian.
Synonyms: dispersal, spread, scattering, distribution More Synonyms of displacement
3. uncountable noun
Displacement is the weight or volume of a liquid that is displaced by an object under the surface or floating on it, for example the weight of water displaced by a ship.
[technical]
displacement in British English
(dɪsˈpleɪsmənt)
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
displacement in American English
(dɪsˈpleɪsmənt; ˈdɪsˈpleɪsmənt)
noun
1.
a displacing or being displaced
2.
a.
the weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating object; specif., the weightof 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
displacement in Automotive Engineering
(dɪspleɪsmənt)
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
Displacement is the volume of air/fuel mixture that can be taken into an engine's cylinder with each induction stroke, multiplied by the number of cylinders.
A cylinder's displacement is the volume of the cylinder when the piston is at bottom dead center.
The four-cylinder engine provides amazing power for its displacement and returns impressive fuel economy as well.
Displacement of its 2-liter four-cylinder engine was increased to 2.4 liters, and horsepower wasincreased from 146 to 160.
displacement in Mechanical Engineering
(dɪspleɪsmənt)
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)
Displacement is the volume of fluid forced out of a reciprocating pump or engine by the piston.
Cars with engine displacements of less than 1000cc are adequate for most domestic purposes.
The displacement of an engine can be increased by lengthening the crankshaft so that the piston strokeis increased.
Displacement is the volume of fluid forced out of a reciprocating pump or engine by the piston.
Examples of 'displacement' in a sentence
displacement
The opposition has denounced similar deals in other enclaves as forced displacement.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
For most businesses displacement of people is the main problem.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Another is the displacement of people because of war.
Christianity Today (2000)
Aid workers reported finding the displacement camps razed and empty of civilians.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You need to keep yourself busy with proper displacement activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We can offer you various forms of displacement activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Cleaning was a pointless displacement activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Arguments about parking are displacement activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Changing the process is displacement activity: a substitute for change.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This documentary looks at the complex mechanics of making the film and explores the issues of environmental destruction and the displacement of native people.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He is currently trying to give up smoking as a full-time displacement activity while working on a literary biography.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This is all displacement activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The solution is displacement activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is pure Freudian displacement activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I needed a mindless displacement activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Yet this row about a'2% guarantee' is a displacement activity for real action.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's a bit of a displacement activity, and easier than coming up with a book.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
All else, at the moment, is displacement activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Personally, I suspect the search for a perfect counsellor has become a displacement activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The activity of displacement, as we are talking about it here, is part of a larger adaptive process that is always in motion.
Kantrow, Alan M. The Constraints of Corporate Tradition (1987)
This new experience of displacement and loss mirrors what happens at the beginning of the book, when the women first set sail from Japan.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
A lot of what we do in life is displacement activity as we wait to die,' he says.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
displacement
British English: displacement NOUN
Displacement is the removal of something from its usual place or position by something which then occupies that place or position.
...the displacement of all my energy into caring for the baby.
American English: displacement
Brazilian Portuguese: deslocamento
Chinese: 替代
European Spanish: desplazamiento
French: déplacement
German: Vertreibung
Italian: rimpiazzo
Japanese: 置き換え
Korean: 대체
European Portuguese: deslocamento
Latin American Spanish: desplazamiento
All related terms of 'displacement'
displacement ton
a unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 1016.046909 kilograms
light displacement
the weight of a ship with all its permanent equipment, excluding the weight of cargo , persons, ballast , dunnage, and fuel, but usually including the weight of permanent ballast and water used to operate steam machinery
load displacement
the total weight of a cargo vessel loaded so that its waterline reaches the summer load line
angular displacement
the angle through which a point, line, or body is rotated about a specific axis in a given direction
displacement activity
behaviour that occurs typically when there is a conflict between motives and that has no relevance to either motive, e. g . head scratching
displacement tonnage
the weight of the volume of water displaced by a ship
electric displacement
the electric flux density when an electric field exists in free space into which a dielectric is introduced
volumetric displacement
the volume of air per revolution that passes through a mechanical pump when the pressure at the intake and the exhaust is the same as that of the atmosphere
ton
A ton is a unit of weight that is equal to 2240 pounds in Britain and to 2000 pounds in the United States .
long ton
a unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 1016.046909 kilograms
shipping ton
a unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 1016.046909 kilograms
short ton
a unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 1016.046909 kilograms
st
st is used as a written abbreviation for → stone when you are mentioning someone's weight.
1 (noun)
Definition
the act of displacing
the displacement of your reason by your emotions
Synonyms
replacement
the replacement of damaged or lost books
substitution
last-minute substitutions
superseding
ousting
usurping
supplanting
2 (noun)
Definition
the act of displacing
Development policies may also require the displacement of peoples.
Synonyms
dispersal
the plants' mechanisms of dispersal of their spores
spread
The greatest hope for reform is the gradual spread of information.
scattering
distribution
There will be a widespread distribution of leaflets.
diffusion
the development and diffusion of ideas
dissemination
the dissemination of scientific ideas
dissipation
the dissipation of heat
Additional synonyms
in the sense of diffusion
Definition
the act of diffusing or the fact of being diffused