displacement volume; displacement
Technical term used in physics, engineering, and naval architecture to refer to the volume of fluid displaced by an object.
Calculate the displacement volume of the ship.
According to Archimedes' principle, the displacement volume of an object is related to buoyancy.
Compound of 押しのけ (from 押しのける, 'to push aside') and 容積 ('volume'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward technical compound.