volumetric displacement

noun

Also called: swept volume. the volume of air per revolution that passes through a mechanical pump when the pressure at the intake and the exhaust is the same as that of the atmosphere

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The meter is a volumetric displacement one and is regulated by observing the number of pulsations per minute.