displacement

language: de

definitions

  1. noun
    the action of displacing or the state of being displaced; the volume of fluid displaced by a submerged object
    de: Verdrängung; verdrängte Flüssigkeitsmenge
  2. noun
    the act of moving something to a different position; a shift in location
    de: Verschiebung; Ortswechsel

examples

  1. The ship's displacement is 5000 tons.

    Das Schiff verdrängt 5000 Tonnen.

  2. There was a displacement of workers.

    Es gab eine Verschiebung der Arbeiter.