dis·place·ment 
/dɪˈspleɪsmənt/ noun
plural dis·place·ments /dɪˈspleɪsmənt/ noun 1 : the act of displacing something: such as a : the act of forcing people or animals to leave the area where they live [noncount] ▪ The war has caused the displacement of thousands of people. [count] ▪ population displacements
b : the movement of something from its original or regular position [count] ▪ displacements in the Earth's crust [noncount] ▪ soil displacement caused by farming 2 [count] technical : the amount of water that is moved by an object when it is placed in water — usually singular ▪ The ship has a very large displacement.
b : the movement of something from its original or regular position [count] ▪ displacements in the Earth's crust [noncount] ▪ soil displacement caused by farming
