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Displacement may refer to:

Displacement (vector) , in Newtonian mechanics, specifies the position of a point or a particle in reference to an origin or to a previous position

Electric Displacement Field , as appears in Maxwell's equations

Engine Displacement , the total volume of air/fuel mixture an engine can draw in during one complete engine cycle

Displacement (fencing) , a movement that avoids or dodges an attack

Displacement (fluid) , an object immersed in a fluid pushes it out of the way

Displacement Hull , where the moving hull's weight is supported by buoyancy alone and it must displace water from its path rather than planing on the water's surface

Particle Displacement , acoustics of sound in Earth's atmosphere

Forced Migration , by persecution or violence

Displacement (psychology) , an unconscious defence mechanism

Single or Double Displacement Reaction , a chemical reaction concerning the exchange of ions

Displacement (Orthopedic Surgery) , change in alignment of the fracture fragments

SEE ALSO

Offset

Transformation (mathematics)