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displacement in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Displacement may
refer to:
Displacement (geometry), is the
difference between the
final and initial...
- The
displacement or
displacement tonnage of a ship is its weight. As the term indicates, it is
measured indirectly,
using Archimedes' principle, by first...
- A
displacement receiver, also
known as a
displacement sensor,
displacement transducer, or
displacement gauge, is a
device that
responds to or is sensitive...
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Engine displacement is the
measure of the
cylinder volume swept by all of the
pistons of a
piston engine,
excluding the
combustion chambers. It is commonly...
- In
geometry and mechanics, a
displacement is a
vector whose length is the
shortest distance from the
initial to the
final position of a
point P undergoing...
- In
fluid mechanics,
displacement occurs when an
object is
largely immersed in a fluid,
pushing it out of the way and
taking its place. The
volume of the...
- The
angular displacement (symbol θ, ϑ, or φ) – also
called angle of rotation,
rotational displacement, or
rotary displacement – of a
physical body is...
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Forced displacement (also
forced migration or
forced relocation) is an
involuntary or
coerced movement of a
person or
people away from
their home or home...
- In psychology,
displacement (German: Verschiebung, lit. 'shift, move') is an
unconscious defence mechanism whereby the mind
substitutes either a new aim...
- In physics, Wien's
displacement law
states that the black-body
radiation curve for
different temperatures will peak at
different wavelengths that are inversely...