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displacement

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Displacement Transducers
magnetostrictive, magnetic scale cable extension, analog, digital
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dis⋅place⋅ment

  [dis-pleys-muhnt]
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–noun
1. the act of displacing.
2. the state of being displaced or the amount or degree to which something is displaced.
3. Physics.
a. the displacing in space of one mass by another.
b. the weight or the volume of fluid displaced by a floating or submerged body. Compare Archimedes' principle.
c. the linear or angular distance in a given direction between a body or point and a reference position.
d. the distance of an oscillating body from its central position or point of equilibrium at any given moment.
4. Machinery, Automotive.
a. the volume of the space through which a piston travels during a single stroke in an engine, pump, or the like.
b. the total volume of the space traversed by all the pistons.
5. Nautical. the amount of water that a vessel displaces, expressed in displacement tons.
6. Geology. the offset of rocks caused by movement along a fault.
7. Psychoanalysis. the transfer of an emotion from its original focus to another object, person, or situation.
8. electric displacement.
Origin:
1605–15; displace + -ment
Displacement Transducers
magnetostrictive, magnetic scale cable extension, analog, digital
www.AsmSensors.com

electric displacement

 
–noun Electricity.
the part of the electric field that is determined solely by free charges, without reference to the dielectric properties of the surrounding medium: measured in coulombs per square meter. Symbol: D
Also called displacement.

Origin:
1880–85
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dis·place·ment   (dĭs-plās'mənt)   
n.  

    1. The act of displacing.

    2. The condition of having been displaced.

    3. A vector or the magnitude of a vector from the initial position to a subsequent position assumed by a body.

    4. The weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating body, used especially as a measurement of the weight or bulk of ships.

    5. The relative movement between the two sides of a fault.

    6. The distance between the two sides of a fault. Also called dislocation.

  2. Chemistry A reaction in which an atom, radical, or molecule replaces another in a compound.

  3. Physics

    1. A vector or the magnitude of a vector from the initial position to a subsequent position assumed by a body.

    2. The weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating body, used especially as a measurement of the weight or bulk of ships.

    3. The relative movement between the two sides of a fault.

    4. The distance between the two sides of a fault. Also called dislocation.

  4. The volume displaced by a single stroke of a piston in an engine or pump.

  5. Geology

    1. The relative movement between the two sides of a fault.

    2. 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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dis·place·ment
Pronunciation: -'plA-sm&nt
Function: noun
1 a : the act or process of removing something from its usualor proper place or the state resulting from this : DISLOCATION displacement of a knee joint> b : PERCOLATION 3
2 : the quantity in which or the degree to which something isdisplaced
3 a : the redirection of an emotion or impulse from its original object (as an idea or person) to something that is more acceptable b : SUBLIMATION 2 c : the substitution of another form of behavior for what is usual or expected especially whenthe usual response is nonadaptive called also displacement activity, displacement behavior
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

displacement dis·place·ment (dĭs-plās'mənt)
n.

  1. Removal from the normal location or position.

  2. A 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.

  3. A chemical reaction in which an atom, a radical, or a molecule replaces another in a compound.

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