Displacement

The total volume of air displaced by all the pistons in travelling from BDC to TDC, i.e., the total volume of air and fuel the cylinder can hold before compression occurs.

displacement

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A change in the position of a point, particle, figure, or body. 2. The vector representing a change in the position of a point, particle, figure, or body. 3. Movement of a ...

displacement

Automotive; Automobile

The total volume of air displaced by all the pistons within an engine block. In general, the greater an engine's displacement, the more power it can produce.

displacement

Physics; General physics

The amount of fluid that is pushed out of the way when an object floats in the fluid is called displacement.

cistern

Construction; Architecture; Building/real property; Carpentry; Demolition/excavation

water recipient like a well or a tank

y-braced frame

Construction; Seismic safety

An eccentric braced frame (EBF) in which the stem of the Y is the link of the EBF system.

x-braced frame

Construction; Seismic safety

A concentric braced frame (CBF) in which a pair of diagonal braces crosses near the midlength of the braces.

wythe

Construction; Seismic safety

A continuous vertical section of a wall, one masonry unit in thickness.

wind-restraint system

Construction; Seismic safety

The collection of structural elements that provides restraint of the seismic-isolated structure for wind loads. The wind-restraint system may be either an integral part of ...

w waferboard

Construction; Seismic safety

A nonveneered structural panel manufactured from two- to three-inch flakes or wafers bonded together with a phenolic resin and pressed into sheet panels.

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Sango

Sango is an official language of the Central African Republic. It is a creole related to Ngbandi and French. Spoken primarily in the Central African ...