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displacement is on the Academic Word List.
displace + -ment
Pronunciation[change]
- IPA (key): /dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/ or /dɪzˈpleɪsmənt/
A picture showing dispacement when a block is placed in water
- (countable & uncountable) Displacement is when something is made to move out of its place.
- The war has caused the displacement of tens of thousands of people.
- The displacement of folk music by western pop music has happened in many countries.
- (uncountable); (physics) Displacement is the amount of liquid or gas that is moved when something floats in it.
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