- Positive displacement
Positive displacement may refer to:
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Positive displacement pump
*Positive displacement meter
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positive displacement compressor — A pump which provides a measured amount of gas or liquid per stroke or cycle and requires some form of mechanical drive arrangement, usually a belt drive from the crankshaft; typical positive displacement compressors are piston compressors, roots … Dictionary of automotive terms
Displacement — may refer to: Contents 1 Physical sciences 1.1 Physics 1.2 Engineering … Wikipedia
displacement — The total volume of air displaced by all the pistons in travelling from BDC to TDC, i.e., the total volume of air and fuel the cylinder can hold before compression occurs. Also called piston displacement. Also see cubic inch displacement engine… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Displacement Volumetric Meter — A Displacement Volumetric Meter is a device which measures total volume. It can operate on the principle of the fluid sweeping out a fixed calibrated volume, which produces a rotation of a calibrated gauge. By maintaining constant conditions and… … Wikipedia
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Displacement current — Electromagnetism Electricity · … Wikipedia
displacement — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
displacement — A process whereby strong negative or positive emotions directed towards an object or person are, because they are for some reason blocked, redirected on to another object or person. See also defence mechanisms ; psychoanalysis … Dictionary of sociology
