Definition of displace

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Displace (v. t.) To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library are all displaced..

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Screw :: Screw (n.) A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th Pitch, 10 (b)). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis..
Unsettle :: Unsettle (v. t.) To move or loosen from a settled position or state; to unfix; to displace; to disorder; to confuse.
Pseudosphere :: Pseudosphere (n.) The surface of constant negative curvature generated by the revolution of a tractrix. This surface corresponds in non-Euclidian space to the sphere in ordinary space. An important property of the surface is that any figure drawn upon it can be displaced in any way without tearing it or altering in size any of its elements.
Fracted :: Fracted (a.) Having a part displaced, as if broken; -- said of an ordinary..
Supersede :: Supersede (v. t.) To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of; as, to supersede an officer..
Discompose :: Discompose (v. t.) To put out of place or service; to discharge; to displace.
Displacency :: Displacency (n.) Want of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure; dislike.
Ectopia :: Ectopia (n.) A morbid displacement of parts, especially such as is congenial; as, ectopia of the heart, or of the bladder..
Fault :: Fault (v. t.) To interrupt the continuity of (rock strata) by displacement along a plane of fracture; -- chiefly used in the p. p.; as, the coal beds are badly faulted..
Displace :: Displace (v. t.) To crowd out; to take the place of.
Start :: Start (v. i.) To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure..
Displacer :: Displacer (n.) One that displaces.
#NAME? :: -tre (n.) The point of intersection of a vertical line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body which is tipped through a small angle from its position of equilibrium, and the inclined line which was vertical through the center of gravity of the body when in equilibrium..
Unhinge :: Unhinge (v. t.) To displace; to unfix by violence.
Sou :: Sou (n.) An old French copper coin, equivalent in value to, and now displaced by, the five-centime piece (/ of a franc), which is popularly called a sou..
Break :: Break (v. t.) An opening or displacement in the circuit, interrupting the electrical current..
Buoyancy :: Buoyancy (n.) The upward pressure exerted upon a floating body by a fluid, which is equal to the weight of the body; hence, also, the weight of a floating body, as measured by the volume of fluid displaced..
Volvulus :: Volvulus (n.) Any twisting or displacement of the intestines causing obstruction; ileus. See Ileus.
Reduce :: Reduce (n.) To restore to its proper place or condition, as a displaced organ or part; as, to reduce a dislocation, a fracture, or a hernia..
Feather :: Feather (n.) A longitudinal strip projecting as a fin from an object, to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent displacement sidwise but permit motion lengthwise; a spline..
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