Etymology
Origin of displacer
Example Sentences
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Ultimately, the downplaying of dragons allows the displacer beast — a black, panther-like creature with menacing tails that extend from its shoulders — to steal the spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2023
“This is not a displacer of industry,” he said Thursday.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
When Alice’s photon hits the displacer, its polarization is effectively measured, and it swerves either left or right, depending on the direction of the polarization it snaps into.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2020
Or she can allow the photon to continue on its journey, passing through a second beam displacer that recombines the left and right paths—the equivalent of keeping the lab door closed.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2020
When the power piston has reached the middle of its downward stroke, the displacer is at its lowest position, but is halfway up again when the power piston is quite down.
From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald
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