Dictionary Entry
displacement
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/Word FrequencyCommon (4.3)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
In a Sentence
“The essay uses displacement to make the point more precise.”
Published Usage Examples
“Kuhn had attacked my Whiggish use of the term "displacement current."”
“The first paper, presented by Matthias Bernt from Berlin, usefully set out to define the term displacement - the central theme of the conference.”
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Origin
Latin, from 'dis-' (apart) + 'placare' (to place).
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