Clues for the word "DISPLACEMENT"

We've had 3 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1 time in crosswords. It was last seen in Family Time crossword on November 25, 2012.

Definition of displacement

n. - The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
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.
n. - The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent.