Definition of displace

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Displace (v. t.) To dislodge; to drive away; to banish.

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Dispost :: Dispost (v. t.) To eject from a post; to displace.
Extendant :: Extendant (a.) Displaced.
Supplant :: Supplant (n.) To remove or displace by stratagem; to displace and take the place of; to supersede; as, a rival supplants another in the favor of a mistress or a prince..
Unshipment :: Unshipment (n.) The act of unshipping, or the state of being unshipped; displacement..
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..
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..
Dislocation :: Dislocation (n.) The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced..
Parallax :: Parallax (n.) The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of an object, as seen from two different stations, or points of view..
Volvulus :: Volvulus (n.) Any twisting or displacement of the intestines causing obstruction; ileus. See Ileus.
Fracted :: Fracted (a.) Having a part displaced, as if broken; -- said of an ordinary..
Repositor :: Repositor (n.) An instrument employed for replacing a displaced organ or part.
Break :: Break (v. t.) An opening or displacement in the circuit, interrupting the electrical current..
Displacement :: Displacement (n.) The quantity of anything, as water, displaced by a floating body, as by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body..
Anteflexion :: Anteflexion (n.) A displacement forward of an organ, esp. the uterus, in such manner that its axis is bent upon itself..
Displacer :: Displacer (n.) The funnel part of the apparatus for solution by displacement.
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.
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..
Antevert :: Antevert (v. t.) To displace by anteversion.
Displace :: Displace (v. t.) To remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to discharge; to depose; as, to displace an officer of the revenue..
Start :: Start (v. i.) To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure..
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