How to say "displacement" in Japanese

• 排水量はいすいりょうCommon
  nounCovers the nautical sense: the displacement of a ship, i.e. the weight of water it displaces. Use it when talking about vessels, as in ship specifications.
• 排水はいすいJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbThough 'displacement' appears among its senses, this word normally refers to draining or discharging water — drainage — and is seldom the word you want for 'displacement'.

Use 排水量 for a ship's displacement; 排水, though also glossed 'displacement', ordinarily means the draining or discharge of water and is seldom the right choice for this English word.

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• 排水量はいすいりょうdisplacement (e.g. of a ship)
• ディスプレースメントdisplacement
• 転移性てんいせいdisplacement
• 変位へんいchange of position
• 置き換えおきかえreplacement
• 圧排あっぱいexclusion
• 押しのけ容積おしのけようせきdisplacement volume
• 排気量はいきりょう(engine) displacement
• 排水はいすいdisplacement
• 置換ちかんsubstitution