displacement

noun
[L227401]

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Combines

Forms

  • singular : displacement
  • plural : displacements

Senses

  • unconscious defense mechanism
  • the act of displacing people
  • the quantity of liquid displaced by a floating body
  • the act of changing the position of something
  • amount to which somethings position has been changed
  • the distance a certain particle has from its equilibrium position in an oscillating system