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displacement

Pronunciation: [dɪsˈpleɪsmənt]

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Learn how to use displacement in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “physics”

(noun) the distance something moves from its original place. It tells us how far and in what direction something has gone. Imagine you move a toy car from one side of the table to the other, the distance it traveled is its displacement.

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The displacement of the car was 30 meters to the east.

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There was no displacement of the toy because it stayed in the same spot.

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What was the displacement of the ball after it was kicked?

Context: “social issues”

(noun) when people are forced to leave their homes because of war, natural disasters, or other problems. It’s like when a big storm makes families leave their houses to find safety somewhere else.

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The organization helped families facing displacement due to the flood.

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There was no displacement reported in the area after the storm ended.

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How many people are experiencing displacement from the conflict?

Context: “mathematics”

(noun) the act of replacing one quantity with another or moving something from one set to another. For example, if you have a box of toys and you take one out to play, there is a displacement of toys in the box.

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The displacement in the math problem involved substituting numbers in the equation.

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There wasn't any displacement of variables in that equation; everything stayed the same.

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What displacement happens when we change the number in this formula?

How to pronounce displacement

Pronunciation: [dɪsˈpleɪsmənt]

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