TOP

Definition of displacement noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

displacement

noun
 
/dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/
 
/dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/
[uncountable]
jump to other results
  1. (formal) the act of forcing somebody/something away from their home or position
    • the largest displacement of civilian population since World War Two
  2. [countable] (physics) the amount of a liquid moved out of place by something floating or put in it, especially a ship floating in water
    • a ship with a displacement of 10 000 tonnes
See displacement in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee displacement in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
Check pronunciation: displacement

Nearby words

sufficiently
adverb
 
 
From the Word list
OPAL written words
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day