displacement
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noun \(ˌ)dis-ˈplā-smənt, di-ˈsplā-\Definition of DISPLACEMENT
1
: the act or process of displacing : the state of being displaced
2
a : the volume or weight of a fluid (as water) displaced by a floating body (as a ship) of equal weight b : the difference between the initial position of something (as a body or geometric figure) and any later position c : the volume displaced by a piston (as in a pump or an engine) in a single stroke; also : the total volume so displaced by all the pistons in an internal combustion engine (as in an automobile)
3
a : the redirection of an emotion or impulse from its original object (as an idea or person) to another b : the substitution of another form of behavior for what is usual or expected especially when the usual response is nonadaptive —called also displacement activity, displacement behavior
See Examples of DISPLACEMENT
- The war has caused the displacement of thousands of people.
- displacements in the Earth's crust
- soil displacement caused by farming
First Known Use of DISPLACEMENT
1611
Related to DISPLACEMENT
- Synonyms
- banishment, deportation, exile, expatriation, expulsion, relegation
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dis·place·ment
noun \-ˈplā-smənt\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of DISPLACEMENT
1
a : the act or process of removing something from its usual or proper place or the state resulting from this : dislocation <the displacement of a knee joint> b : percolation 3
2
: the quantity in which or the degree to which something is displaced
3
a : the redirection of an emotion or impulse from its original object (as an idea or person) to something that is more acceptable b : sublimation 2 c : the substitution of another form of behavior for what is usual or expected especially when the usual response is nonadaptive—called also displacement activity, displacement behavior
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