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# displacement

noun (displacement; a displacement, displacements)

«displacement» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Moving something from its usual place or position. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/displacement/#m1)
2. (science) The amount of water or other fluid pushed aside when an object is put in it; a floating ship pushes aside its own weight of water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/displacement/#m2)
3. Forcing people to leave their homes, for example because of war or disaster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/displacement/#m3)
4. (science, maths) How far and in what direction something has moved from its starting point. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/displacement/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science lessons «displacement» explains why things float and how to measure the volume of an odd-shaped object: put it in water and see how much the level rises. In geography and news, displacement of people is caused by floods, wars and droughts. Phrases: «water displacement», «displacement of people», «the displacement method».

### Examples

- We measured the stone's volume by water displacement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/displacement/#x1)
- When you get in the bath, the displacement makes the water rise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/displacement/#x2)
- The flood caused the displacement of thousands of families. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/displacement/#x3)
- A ship's displacement tells you how heavy it is. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/displacement/#x4)
- Displacement is the distance from start to finish in a straight line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/displacement/#x5)
- The earthquake caused the displacement of the rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/displacement/#x6)

### Note

In maths and science: if water rises from 200 ml to 260 ml when a stone goes in, the stone's volume is 60 cm³ (1 ml = 1 cm³). Displacement differs from distance: walking 10 m away and back gives distance 20 m but displacement 0. Verb: «displace».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «displacement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/displacement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«displacement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/displacement.html) on Mova free.