Definition of displacement Displacement

/dɪsplejˈsmʌnt/ - [displeysmunt] - dis•place•ment

We found 17 definitions of displacement from 5 different sources.

What does displacement mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: displacements
displacement - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
		defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence, defense (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
		psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
displacement - to move something from its natural environment
		deracination
		movement the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"
displacement - (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
		displacement reaction
		chemical reaction, reaction (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"
displacement - act of removing from office or employment
displacement - an event in which something is displaced without rotation
		shift
		translation the act of uniform movement
		amplitude greatness of magnitude
displacement - act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
		supplanting
		replacing, replacement the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"
displacement - the act of uniform movement
		translation
		move, motion, movement the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"

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Wiktionary

displacement (Noun)
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
displacement (Noun)
The quantity of anything, as water, displaced by a floating body, as by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body.
displacement (Noun)
The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent.
displacement (Noun)
Moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging.
displacement (Noun)
A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

displacement (n.)
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
displacement (n.)
The quantity of anything, as water, displaced by a floating body, as by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body.
displacement (n.)
The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

displacement
The centre of gravity of the displacement relates to the part of the ship under water, considered as homogeneous. The weight of water which a vessel displaces when floating is the same as the weight of the ship. (See CENTRE OF CAVITY.)