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• Displacement (ship) — As weight is added to a ship, it submerges. Designated displacement is the ship s weight when fully loaded and submerged to her load lines. A ship s displacement is its weight[1] at any given time, generally expressed in metric tons or long tons …   Wikipedia

• Displacement — may refer to: Contents 1 Physical sciences 1.1 Physics 1.2 Engineering …   Wikipedia

• Displacement — Dis*place ment, n. [Cf. F. d[ e]placement.] 1. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place. [1913 Webster] Unnecessary displacement of funds. A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] The displacement of the sun by parallax.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• displacement — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of displacing. 2) the amount by which a thing is moved from a position. 3) the volume or weight of water displaced by a floating ship, used as a measure of the ship s size. 4) Psychoanalysis the unconscious… …   English terms dictionary

• displacement — [dis plās′mənt, dis′plās′mənt] n. 1. a displacing or being displaced 2. a) the weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating object; specif., the weight of water, in long tons, displaced by a ship b) the volume displaced by a stroke of a… …   English World dictionary

• ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …   Universalium

• Ship — A ship IPA|/ʃɪp/ audio|en us ship.ogg|Audio (US) is a large vessel that floats on water. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they allow for a variety of activities, such as …   Wikipedia

• Ship lifts in China — The government of China has built or is building several new ship liftsShip lifts, also called boat lifts or lift locks, are an alternative to canal locks. Unlike a canal lock a ship lift has an entire basin that the vessels enter, then water… …   Wikipedia

• ship construction — Introduction       complex of activities concerned with the design and fabrication of all marine vehicles (ship).       Ship construction today is a complicated compound of art and science. In the great days of sail, vessels were designed and… …   Universalium

• displacement — [[t]dɪsple͟ɪsmənt[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Displacement is the removal of something from its usual place or position by something which then occupies that place or position. [FORMAL] No barrier prevents our gradual, purposeful displacement of tradition …   English dictionary

• Displacement (fluid) — Two graduated cylinders containing water, one with a rock submerged in it, showing the increased water level due to displacement In fluid mechanics, displacement occurs when an object is immersed in a fluid, pushing it out of the way and taking… …   Wikipedia