Word Type

Noun

The word "displacement" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Wien's displacement law absement displacement activity displacement current displacement mapping displacement speed displacement ton engine displacement microdisplacement nondisplacement positive displacement pump postdisplacement predisplacement redisplacement retrodisplacement there is no replacement for displacement

Derived From

displace

Context

chemistry fencing grammar physics psychiatry

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

chemical reaction defence defence mechanism defence reaction defense defense mechanism defense reaction motion move movement reaction rejection replacement replacing translation

Type Of (IsA)

chemical reaction defense mechanism movement rejection

Related Terms

avoid displace displaced displaced person dodge extract float quantity saturate ship soluble solvent vector

Synonym Network

shift supplanting translation

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