displacement
Definitions
The action of moving something from its proper or usual place.
The occupation by a submerged body or part of a body of a volume which would otherwise be occupied by a fluid.
The moving of something from its place or position; the distance an object has moved from a reference point.
Examples
The displacement of the local population caused a significant humanitarian crisis.
In physics, displacement is defined as the shortest distance from the initial to the final position of a point.
The displacement of water in the bathtub occurred as soon as he stepped inside.
Synonyms
relocation replacement transposition removal eviction dislodgement shift
Antonyms
placement installation settlement fixation retention stability positioning