Definition of Displacement

1. Noun. Act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics.

Exact synonyms: Supplanting
Generic synonyms: Replacement, Replacing
Derivative terms: Supplant

2. Noun. An event in which something is displaced without rotation.
Exact synonyms: Shift
Specialized synonyms: Amplitude, Luxation
Generic synonyms: Translation
Derivative terms: Shift, Shift, Shift

3. Noun. The act of uniform movement.
Exact synonyms: Translation
Generic synonyms: Motion, Move, Movement
Derivative terms: Translate

4. Noun. (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound.
Exact synonyms: Displacement Reaction
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Chemical Reaction, Reaction

5. Noun. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one.

6. Noun. To move something from its natural environment.
Exact synonyms: Deracination
Generic synonyms: Movement
Derivative terms: Deracinate, Deracinate

7. Noun. Act of removing from office or employment.
Generic synonyms: Rejection

Definition of Displacement

1. n. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.

Definition of Displacement

1. Noun. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place. ¹

2. 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. ¹

3. Noun. (chemistry) 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. ¹

4. Noun. (fencing) Moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging. ¹

5. Noun. (physics) A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component. ¹

6. Noun. (grammar) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Displacement

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Displacement

1. 1. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place. 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. 2. The process by which an emotional or behavioural response that is appropriate for one situation appears in another situation for which it is inappropriate. 3. 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. 4. Piston displacement, the volume of the space swept through, or weight of steam, water, etc, displaced, in a given time, by the piston of a steam engine or pump. Origin: Cf. F. Deplacement. Source: Websters Dictionary (03 Jul 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Displacement

dispise
dispised
dispises
dispising
dispiteous
dispiteously
dispiteousness
displace
displaceability
displaceable
displaced
displaced-person
displaced fracture
displaced person
displaced persons
displacement (current term)
displacement analysis
displacement loop
displacement reaction
displacement threshold
displacement ton
displacement tons
displacement unit
displacements
displacements per atom
displacencies
displacency
displacer
displacers
displaces

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