displacement
noun
/dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/
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/dɪzˈpleɪsmənt/
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- The weight of a ship or other floating vessel, traditionally measured or calculated by finding the volume of the vessel below the waterline when afloat, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the whole displacing body.
- (physics) A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component.
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μετατόπιση
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displace
verb
/dɪsˈpleɪs/
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/dɪzˈpleɪs/
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- To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
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εκτοπίζω
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- To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
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αναβάλλω
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