Displacement: meaning, definitions and examples

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displacement

 

[ dษชsหˆpleษชsmษ™nt ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

physics

The moving of something from its place or position.

Synonyms

movement, relocation, shift, transfer

Examples of usage

  • The displacement of the piston in an engine.
  • The displacement of water caused by a passing ship.
Context #2 | Noun

geology

The process of one part of the Earth's crust moving upwards in relation to another.

Synonyms

movement, shift, uplift

Examples of usage

  • The displacement along the fault line.
Context #3 | Noun

psychology

The unconscious transfer of an intense emotion from its original object to another one.

Synonyms

projection, substitution, transference

Examples of usage

  • The displacement of anger towards a family member.

Translations

Translations of the word "displacement" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น deslocamento

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคตเคฟเคธเฅเคฅเคพเคชเคจ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Verdrรคngung

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ perpindahan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะผั–ั‰ะตะฝะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przemieszczenie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅค‰ไฝ (ใธใ‚“ใ„)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท dรฉplacement

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ desplazamiento

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท yer deฤŸiลŸtirme

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ณ€์œ„ (byeonwi)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฅุฒุงุญุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ pล™emรญstฤ›nรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ posun

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไฝ็งป (wรจiyรญ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ premik

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ fรฆrsla

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั‹า“ั‹ัั‚ั‹ั€ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒ“แƒแƒœแƒแƒชแƒ•แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ yer dษ™yiลŸdirmษ™

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ desplazamiento

Etymology

The word 'displacement' originated from the Latin word 'displacere', which means 'to displease'. In the 17th century, it started to be used in the context of physics to refer to the moving of something from its place. Over time, the term expanded to other fields like geology and psychology, where it denotes different types of movements or transfers.

See also: anyplace, displace, everyplace, misplace, misplacement, misplacing, place, placed, placeholders, placement, placements, places, placing, placings, replace, someplace.

Word Frequency Rank

With rank #4,372, this word represents useful upper-intermediate vocabulary. Understanding and using it will help you express more complex ideas effectively.