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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/
displacement means: The movement of people or things away from their usual place, often by force.
noun
The movement of people or things away from their usual place, often by force.
- The war caused widespread displacement.
- Displacement has separated many families from their neighbours.
- The survey measured the displacement of stones after the earthquake.
The amount of liquid pushed aside when an object is put into it.
- We measured the water displacement.
- The ship has a displacement of twenty thousand tonnes.
- Use displacement to find the volume of this stone.
The distance and direction from an object's starting position to its ending position.
- The displacement was three metres east.
- Calculate the displacement from the starting point.
- After one complete lap, her displacement was zero.
Questions about displacement
What does displacement mean?
The movement of people or things away from their usual place, often by force.
What is displacement in other languages?
Türkçe: yerinden edilme · Español: desplazamiento · Français: déplacement · Deutsch: Vertreibung · Italiano: sfollamento · 日本語: 強制移住
How do you pronounce displacement?
It is pronounced /dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/.
How do you use displacement in a sentence?
The war caused widespread displacement. Displacement has separated many families from their neighbours.
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