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Displacement

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001756

The volume swept by a piston in a reciprocating engine or pump during a single stroke, or the volume of fluid moved by a pump per cycle. It represents the change in position of an object or fluid from a reference point. In internal combustion engines, total displacement is the sum of the displacement of all cylinders, typically measured in liters or cubic inches.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001756
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectEnergy and utilities
TranslationsGerman: Verschiebung; Spanish: desplazamiento; French: déplacement
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001756",
  "term": "Displacement",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The volume swept by a piston in a reciprocating engine or pump during a single stroke, or the volume of fluid moved by a pump per cycle. It represents the change in position of an object or fluid from a reference point. In internal combustion engines, total displacement is the sum of the displacement of all cylinders, typically measured in liters or cubic inches.",
  "subject": "Energy and utilities",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Verschiebung",
    "es": "desplazamiento",
    "fr": "déplacement"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/displacement/"
}

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