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dis·place·ment
(dĭs-plās′mənt)n.
1.
a. The act of displacing.
b. The condition of having been displaced.
2. Chemistry A reaction in which an atom, radical, ion, or molecule replaces another in a compound.
3. Physics
a. A vector or the magnitude of a vector from the initial position to a subsequent position assumed by a body.
b. The weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating body, used especially as a measurement of the weight or bulk of ships.
4. The volume displaced by a single stroke of a piston in an engine or pump.
5. Geology
a. The relative movement between the two sides of a fault.
b. The distance between the two sides of a fault. Also called dislocation.
6. Psychiatry A psychological defense mechanism in which there is an unconscious shift of emotions, affect, or desires from the original object to a more acceptable or immediate substitute.
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displacement
(dɪsˈpleɪsmənt)n
1. (Chemistry) the act of displacing or the condition of being displaced
2. (Social Welfare) the act of displacing or the condition of being displaced
3. (General Physics) the weight or volume displaced by a floating or submerged body in a fluid
4. chem another name for substitution
5. (Mechanical Engineering) the volume displaced by the piston of a reciprocating pump or engine
6. (Psychoanalysis) psychoanal the transferring of emotional feelings from their original object to one that disguises their real nature
7. (Geological Science) geology the distance any point on one side of a fault plane has moved in relation to a corresponding point on the opposite side
8. (Astronomy) astronomy an apparent change in position of a body, such as a star
9. (Mathematics) maths the distance measured in a particular direction from a reference point. Symbol: s
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dis•place•ment
(dɪsˈpleɪs mənt)n.
1. the act of displacing.
2. the state of being displaced or the amount or degree to which something is displaced.
3.
a. the linear or angular distance in a given direction between a body or point and a reference position.
b. the distance of an oscillating body from its equilibrium position.
4. the volume of the space through which a piston travels during a single stroke in an engine, pump, or the like.
5. the weight or the volume of fluid displaced by a floating or submerged body, as a ship.
6. the offset of rocks caused by movement along a fault.
7. the transfer of an emotion from its original focus to another object, person, or situation.
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displacement
1. The man who gets angry at the office but is afraid to lose his temper there, may arrive home and let out all that pent-up aggression on the family. In a process known as displacement, he has directed his anger to a handy substitute.
2. Another word for dislocation.
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Noun | 1. | displacement - act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics replacement, replacing - the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy" |
2. | displacement - an event in which something is displaced without rotation amplitude - (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave luxation - displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ translation - a uniform movement without rotation | |
3. | displacement - the act of uniform movement | |
4. | displacement - (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions chemical reaction, reaction - (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water" | |
5. | displacement - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders transference - (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defense - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | |
6. | displacement - to move something from its natural environment movement - the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel" | |
7. | displacement - act of removing from office or employment rejection - the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection" |
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displacement
noun
1. replacement, substitution, superseding, ousting, usurping, supplanting the displacement of your reason by your emotions
2. dispersal, spread, scattering, distribution, diffusion, dissemination, dissipation the gradual displacement of the American Indian
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displacement
nounA change in normal place or position:
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Translations
تَغيير مَكان الشَيء، إزاحَه، تَبْديل
nahrazeníodstraněnípřemístění
erstatningfortrængning
elmozdulás
tilfærsla
nahradenie
displacement
[dɪsˈpleɪsmənt] N1. (Phys) [of liquid, mass] → desplazamiento m
2. (= replacement) → reemplazo m
3. (= removal) → eliminación f; (= dismissal) → destitución f
4. (= forced relocation) → desplazamiento m
5. (Psych) [of energy] → sublimación f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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displacement
n
(= act of moving) → Verschiebung f; (of people) → Vertreibung f; (Naut, Phys: of air, water) → Verdrängung f; (= volume displaced, Phys) → verdrängte Menge; (Naut) → Verdrängung f
displacement
:displacement activity
n (Psych) → Ersatzbefriedigung f
displacement ton
n (Naut) → Verdrängungstonne f
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displace
(disˈpleis) verb1. to disarrange or put out of place.
2. to take the place of. The dog had displaced her doll in the little girl's affections.
disˈplacement noundisplaced person
a person forced to leave his own country as a result of war etc.
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dis·place·ment
n. desplazamiento; dislocación; transferencia de una emoción a otra distinta de la inicial;
___ of pelvic bone → ___ del hueso pélvico.
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displacement
n (ortho, psych, etc.) desplazamientoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.