displacement : Idioms & Phrases
displacement reaction
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noun (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
displacement.
WordNet
displacement unit
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noun a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
capacity measure; cubage unit; volume unit; cubic content unit; capacity unit; cubic measure; cubature unit.
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Piston displacement
(Mech.) , the volume of the space swept through, or weight of steam, water, etc., displaced, in a given time, by the piston of a steam engine or pump.
Webster 1913
principle of liquid displacement
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noun (hydrostatics) the volume of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the volume of the displaced fluid