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displacement noun

  /dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/ , /dɪzˈpleɪsmənt/
  • 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.
 uppoama, uppouma

displace verb

  /dɪsˈpleɪs/ , /dɪzˈpleɪs/
  • To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
 korvata
  • To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
 pakkosiirtää, siirtää
  • (of a floating ship) To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced.
 syrjäyttää
engine displacement
iskutilavuus
forced displacement
pakkosiirto
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