1.an event in which something is displaced without rotation
2.act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
3.the act of uniform movement
4.(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
5.(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
6.to move something from its natural environment
7.act of removing from office or employment
displacement n. 移置, 转移, 取代, 置换, 位移, 排水量 displacement n.(名词) The act of displacing. 移开,取代,免职 The condition of having been displaced. 停职:已被移位(撤换、免职)的状态 Chemistry A reaction in which an atom, a radical, or a molecule replaces another in a compound. 【化学】 置换:化合物中一个原子、原子团或分子代替另一个的反应 Physics 【物理学】 The weight or volume of a