displacement
Pronunciation:
/dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/noun
Definitions
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
The quantity of a liquid displaced by a floating body, as water by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body.
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.
Moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging.