1. displacement

noun. ['dɪˈspleɪsmənt'] act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics.

Rhymes with Displacement

• retracement
• replacement
• emplacement
• debasement
• basement

Sentences with displacement

1. Noun, singular or mass
This is due to the 338 cubic centimeters of displacement that is offered by the engine.

2. Adjective
This way you are letting the natural laws of gravity and air displacement work to drain your pool.

2. displacement

noun. ['dɪˈspleɪsmənt'] an event in which something is displaced without rotation.

3. displacement

noun. ['dɪˈspleɪsmənt'] the act of uniform movement.

4. displacement

noun. ['dɪˈspleɪsmənt'] (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one.

5. displacement

noun. ['dɪˈspleɪsmənt'] to move something from its natural environment.

6. displacement

noun. ['dɪˈspleɪsmənt'] act of removing from office or employment.

7. displacement

noun. ['dɪˈspleɪsmənt'] (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound.