displacement
noun /dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/
/dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/
[uncountable]- (formal) the act of forcing somebody/something away from their home or position
- the largest displacement of civilian population since World War Two
- [countable] (physics) the amount of a liquid moved out of place by something floating or put in it, especially a ship floating in water
- a ship with a displacement of 10 000 tonnes