The offset of segments or points that were once continuous or adjacent. Layers of rock that have been moved by the action of faults show displacement on either side of the fault surface.

A reaction in which a fragment of one reactant is replaced by another reactant (or by a fragent of another reactant). Displacement reactions have the same number of products as reactants, and are desc [..]

The weight of water displaced by a hull. Also, a type of hull that smoothly displaces water as opposed to riding on top of it.

1 (formal) the act of displacing someone or something; the process of being displaced the largest displacement of civilian population since World War Two2 [countable] (physics) the amount of a liquid [..]

1610s, "removal from office;" see displace + -ment. Physics sense is from c. 1810.

when an object is fully submerged under water it displaces its own volume ... • as the objects drop in the water level rises.

The substitution of less expensive energy generation for more expensive generation. Usually this means reducing or shutting down production at a high cost plant and using cheaper generation when it is [..]

forced removal of something, often people or organisms, from their communities or original space.

Displacement is the difference between the initial position of a reference point and any later position. The amount any point affected by an earthquake has moved from where it was before the earthquak [..]

This term in linguistics refers to the ability of language to indicate or signify things not physically present.

In combustion engines, displacement refers to the total volume swept by all of the pistons with in the cylinders during a single stroke in one direction.

The pushing out of older information in short term memory to make room for new information.

the amount of motion applied to a hose defined as inches for parallel offset and degrees for angular misalignment.

Transferring behaviour or feelings from the original objet or person to another. See displaced aggression- drive displacement- scape goating.

In the projection of sound motion picture film, the sound elements are read inside the projector after the film passes the lens through which the image is projected. To synchronize sound and picture, [..]

According to Freudian psychoanalytic theory, displacement is when a person shifts his/her impulses from an unacceptable target to a more acceptable or less threatening target. For example, if you are [..]

The volume, in cubic centimeters, of a vehicles engine cylinder with its piston at bottom dead center, multiplied by the total number of cylinders in the vehicles engine.

The weight, in tons of 2,240 pounds, of the vessel and its contents. Calculated by dividing the volume of water displaced in cubic feet by 35, the average density of sea water.

(n) - the relative movement of an object

Displacement occurs when an object is immersed in a fluid, pushing it out of the way and taking its place.

The substitution of less expensive energy generation for more expensive generation. Usually this means reducing or shutting down production at a thermal plant and using hydro power when it is available.

The weight, in tons of 2,240 pounds, of the vessel and its contents. Calculated by dividing the volume of water displaced in cubic feet by 35, the average density of sea water.

One substance or object moving another substance or object, or taking its place.

1. In pipeline transportation, the substitution of a source of natural gas at one point for another source of natural gas at another point. Through displacement, natural gas can be transported by back [..]

The directional straight-line distance between two points.

An industry practice where one company accepts delivery of gas and redelivers a like amount (less an allowance for losses) to another company for the account of a third party.

The weight or volume of a liquid or gas taken up by a floating body.

A vector quantity that specifies the change of position of a body or particle and is usually measured from the mean position or position of rest.

(1) A change of position in a particular direction. (2) Distance of a vibrating particle from the midpoint of its vibration.

The change in the position of an object in a particular direction is called displacement. Displacement may also be defined as the shortest distance between the initial and final position of a moving b [..]

Distance moved in a specified direction. A vector quantity.

A vector quantity, the distance of an object from its initial position, in a given direction

distance in a given direction

Displacement is the process through which the essence of an idea is passed on (or displaced) to another idea.

The linguistic feature that allows for communication about things that are “not here” in the sense of absent or out of view, past or future, conceptual or even imaginary.

(n) act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics(n) an event in which something is displaced without rotation(n) the act of uniform movement(n) (chemistry) a reaction in whi [..]

Is the distance represented as a vector. The SI unit is the metre.

Moving or putting out of the usual or proper place (Lessons 20, 21)

the linear distance in a given direction between a point and a reference position.

A customer’s right to reduce its purchase of more expensive energy from one supplier in order to purchase less expensive power from another.  Displacement can also mean reducing or shutting down production at a thermal plant to use hydro power when it is available.

The weight of water displaced by a floating vessel, thus, a boat's weight.

Removal from the normal position or place.

Award displacement occurs when receipt of one form of financial aid, such as a private scholarship, leads to a reduction in other forms of financial aid, especially grants and scholarships. For exampl [..]

The weight of water displaced by a floating vessel, thus, a boat's weight.

Displacement is the change of position of a body, usually measured form the mean position of rest. Common units are inches (double amplitude) or mm (double amplitude). Displacement is related to acceleration by frequency.

The stroke of the piston multiplied by the area of the cylinder bore, the product multiplied by the number of cylinders in the engine.

The volume for one revolution or stroke or for one radiant when so stated.

Volume swept by piston per stroke.

The volume displaced by an engine's cylinders. Formerly measured in cubic inches, it is now more commonly expressed in liters.

In an engine, the total volume of air-fuel mixture an engine theoretically is capable of drawing into all cylinders during one operating cycle.

An internal combustion engine's displacement is defined as the total volume of the cylinders. More specifically, since pistons move up and down cylinders, the volume is defined by calculating [..]

The volume vacated by the piston of an engine as it moves downward in its cylinder.

The measurement of the actual volume swept out by the piston as it travels from the bottom to the top of the cylinder, multiplied by the total number of cylinders in the engine. Usually expressed in l [..]

The measurement of cubic volume that an item (such as a speaker or port) takes away from the internal volume of an enclosure. When designing an enclosure, this figure must be added to the enclosure vo [..]

A measure of an engine's size. It's the difference between the volume contained in the cylinders when the pistons are at the bottom of the stroke and the volume that remains when the pistons are at the top of the stroke. It can be calculated by multiplying bore times stroke times 0.785 times the number of cylinders. 

The weight of water displaced by a floating vessel... equals the boat's weight. Displacement Hull

  In waveform analysis, the distance from the apex (highest amplitude) to the base (lowest amplitude) of a waveform.

A function in large-format and medium-format cameras where the lens can be shifted and tilted with respect to the film plane. Allows adjustments to depth of field and corrections in perspective.

A forced removal of a person from his/her home or country, often due to of armed conflict or natural disasters.

The process by which an emotional or behavioral response that is appropriate for one situation appears in another situation for which it is inappropriate.

An Intervertebral Disc in which the nucleus pulposus has protruded through surrounding Fibrocartilage. This occurs most frequently in the lower lumbar region.

Descriptive of a powerboat design in which a large section of the hull is always underwater.

The weight of the water displaced by a vessel.

The weight of water displaced by the immersed volume of a ship's hull, exactly equivalent to the weight of the whole ship.

Amount of water displaced by a floating vessel in a given condition. May be expressed in tons, or volume in cubic feet; tons being weight of vessel and contents, volume being that of immersed part of [..]

The weight of water a boat displaces, her weight; as in: That boat has a displacement of 12 tons.

The weight of water displaced by a floating vessel, thus, a boat's weight.

The weight in tons of the water displaced by a ship. This weight is the same as the total weight of the ship when afloat. Displacement may be expressed either in cubic feet or tons, a cubic foot of se [..]

The weight of water displaced by the immersed volume of a ship's hull, exactly equivalent to the weight of the whole ship.

The weight of a floating boat measured as the weight of the amount of water it displaces. A boat displaces an amount of water equal to the weight of the boat, so the boat's displacement and weigh [..]

 The weight of a ship, as determined by the relationship between the mass and volume of the same weight in water.

The displacement in tons of the ship complete with all outfit, equipment, and machinery on board but excluding all fuel, water in tanks, cargo, stores, passengers, dunnage, and the crew and their effects. The light condition displacement includes the lubricating oil for the machinery and water in the boilers at steaming level. Also called light wei [..]

The displacement of a ship when floating at her greatest allowable draft

weight of water displaced by a ship. Equal to the weight of the ship.

The weight of water displaced by the immersed volume of a ship's hull, exactly equivalent to the weight of the whole ship.

The weight of water displaced by the immersed volume of a ship's hull, exactly equivalent to the weight of the whole ship.

the weight of the water displaced by a watercraft as it sits in the water

The weight of the ship and its contents, measured in long (2,240 pound) tons; the area of water moved, or displaced, by the ship.

The weight of a floating boat measured as the weight of the amount of water it displaces. A boat displaces an amount of water equal to the weight of the boat, so the boat's displacement and weigh [..]

The weight of water displaced by a floating vessel, thus, a boat’s weight.

The process by which an emotional or behavioral response that is appropriate for one situation appears in another situation for which it is inappropriate.

One of the key characteristics of human language which enables it to refer to situations which are not here and now, e.g. I studied linguistics in London when I was in my twenties.

moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging

A change in crime patterns as a consequence of a crime prevention initiative, in terms of criminal methods, tactics, places, or times. Research on displacement has found that it is not an inevitable result of crime prevention, and that even when it does happen, it is less than 100%. See also Geographic Displacement

Offenders change type of crime.

Offenders move spatially.

Offenders switch method for committing crime.

Offenders switch type of target or victim.

Offenders switch time or day.

The volume swept out by the piston or rotor(s) per unit of time, normally expressed in cubic feet per minute.

This is a general automotive term describing the sum of the volume of the cylinders of the engine. The displacement of a Formula One engine in 2013 is limited to 2.4l , equally divided between the 8 c [..]

Expressed in cfm, this is the volume removed by the piston or rotor.

distance by which portions of the same geological layer are offset from each other by a fault.

A change in position. A displacement may be a translation a rotation or a combination of those.

In pipeline transportation, the substitution of a source of natural gas at one point for another source of natural gas at another point. Through displacement, natural gas can be transported by backhaul or exchange.

Height data (in metres) representing the vertical offset between the upthrown and downthrown sides of a neotectonic feature (most often a fault, fault scarp or fold). Usually derived from digital elev [..]

Extent to which the added value of a regeneration project is reduced by causing existing activity to relocate or be replaced.

Displacement is the volume of space the piston travels through in one stroke of the engine. It is measured in cubic centimeters (cc) or cubic inches (ci). The greater the displacement, the more gas an [..]

The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place. * *: Unnecessary displacement of funds. *. *: The displacement of the sun by parallax. The quantity of anything, [..]

The act or feeling of being removed or alienated from a place or people; the difference between the initial position of something and any later position.