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Meaning of displacement

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

displacement

Pronunciation:/dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/

noun

Definitions

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

  2. 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.

  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. Moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging.