the act of displacing.

the state of being displaced or the amount or degree to which something is displaced.

Physics .

the displacing in space of one mass by another.

the weight or the volume of fluid displaced by a floating or submerged body. Compare Archimedes' principle .

the linear or angular distance in a given direction between a body or point and a reference position.

the distance of an oscillating body from its central position or point of equilibrium at any given moment.

Machinery, Automotive .

the volume of the space through which a piston travels during a single stroke in an engine, pump, or the like.

the total volume of the space traversed by all the pistons.

Nautical . the amount of water that a vessel displaces, expressed in displacement tons.

Geology . the offset of rocks caused by movement along a fault.

Psychoanalysis . the transfer of an emotion from its original focus to another object, person, or situation.

electric displacement.

noun

dislocation , disturbance , move , movement , rearrangement , shift