displacement
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- noun
- /dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/
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- Results: Radiation-therapy patients in this study had greater hyoid displacement than did surgery patients.
- linear displacement
- measure displacement
- displacement and velocity
The fact that it's positive displacement means stretching.
- The fact that it's positive displacement means stretching.
- So it's causing a some a weight displacement or a anti gravity effect.
- So in aviation, right, or in flying aviation, you there's it's called air displacement.
Examples
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The effect of increased skin temperature on displacement is also shown in Figure 7.
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And you can see like the displacement of the dress as well.
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In the coming decades, human displacement is likely to be worsened by climate change.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate hyoid displacement after cancer treatment.
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The physicist calculated the water displacement caused by the submerged object.
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As the ice melted, the displacement of water in the pool increased noticeably.
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To determine the volume of the irregular object, we used water displacement as a measuring technique.
Synonyms
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A change of place when something moves
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Movement or change in position
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A change in place, position, or focus
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A change of position of a body part or object
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Moving in a straight line with every part moving the same distance in the same direction
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A move of something from one place to another
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The movement of a meter needle that shows a measurement
The amount something moves away from its original position
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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A reaction where a more reactive element replaces a less reactive one in a compound
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A measure used to show how much space something takes, for example litres or cubic metres
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The amount of liquid pushed aside equals the volume of an object under the liquid
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Etymology
Displacement comes from dis- 'away' and place 'position', so in physics it names how far something is moved 'away' from its starting place in a straight line. That's why physicists use displacement to mean the straight-line movement from the start to the end point.