26984 words

displacement

5 definitions • 2 examples
1
the situation in which people are forced to leave the place where they normally live:

Examples:

The recent famine in these parts has caused the displacement of tens of thousands of people.
2
the weight of liquid that is forced out of position by an object that is floating on or in it
3
when people are forced to leave the place where they normally live
4
Displacement is also the weight of liquid that is forced out of position by an object that is floating on or in it.
5
a situation in which people are forced to leave their jobs:

Examples:

job/labour displacement

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