volumetric displacement

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noun

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 atmosphereAlso called: swept volume

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Words nearby volumetric displacement

volumed, volume index, volumeter, volumetric, volumetric analysis, volumetric displacement, volumetric efficiency, volumetric solution, volume unit, volume velocity, voluminous

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How to use volumetric displacement in a sentence

This spatial displacement reveals your thirst for freedom, your desire for openness and to break with the protest novel.
Living Black & Gay in the ’50s|Alain Mabanckou|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For those who escape direct physical injury, there remain the ill effects of displacement and deprivation.
Palestinian Kids’ PTSD Could Last Generations|Russell Saunders|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A tense, dynamic equilibrium between the U.S. and China seems more likely than a clear displacement of the former by the latter.
Why China Won’t Eclipse the United States|Ali Wyne|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The daily killing and displacement of civilians have not led to an international agreement to stop the conflict.
After 3 Years of Brutal War Syria is Still Burning, but the World’s Attention Seems to Have Moved On.|Abdulhamid Qabbani|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Palestinians call their displacement from Syria “a second Nakba,” Ellis said.
In Syria, Palestinian Refugees Made Refugees Again|Matt Surrusco|October 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This secular displacement of the line of the apsides brings a sixth complication to the motion of our abiding-place.
Urania|Camille Flammarion
They are simply well-designed boats of light displacement and large sail-area, very fast and very handy.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
Instances of such displacement are given in the footnote of the previous paragraph.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
In all of these cases, the movement of displacement is identical, and presents only adventitious differences.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
The displacement of religious by other considerations is observable on all sides.
Theism or Atheism|Chapman Cohen