What is Displacement: Definition and 1000 Discussions

The displacement or displacement tonnage of a ship is its weight. As the term indicates, it is measured indirectly, using Archimedes' principle, by first calculating the volume of water displaced by the ship, then converting that value into weight. Traditionally, various measurement rules have been in use, giving various measures in long tons. Today, metric tonnes are more commonly used.
Ship displacement varies by a vessel's degree of load, from its empty weight as designed (known as "lightweight tonnage") to its maximum load. Numerous specific terms are used to describe varying levels of load and trim, detailed below.
Ship displacement should not be confused with measurements of volume or capacity typically used for commercial vessels and measured by tonnage: net tonnage and gross tonnage.

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  1. A

    What is the displacement of a 3.0 kg block sliding down an inclined plane?

    Homework Statement : A 3.0 kg block starts with a speed of 18 m/s at the bottom of a plane inclined at 41° to the horizontal. The coefficient of sliding friction between the block and plane is μk = 0.22. a) Use the work–energy principle to determine how far (in m) the block slides along the...
  2. T

    Calculate the displacement? (Projectile motion problem)

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  3. Cheesycheese213

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  4. M

    How to know 'the displacement of a particle is 'negative'?

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  5. Prez Cannady

    I 2nd derivative of angular displacement wrt time

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  6. A

    Displacement -0.25i + 14.7j from Origin: Final Displacement

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  7. Jeremy Mercier

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  8. alexi_b

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  9. DracoMalfoy

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  10. DracoMalfoy

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  11. DracoMalfoy

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  12. V

    Displacement Problem: Sandra Walks Home from C

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  13. C

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  14. Felipe Lincoln

    Why is displacement current difficult to measure?

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  15. T

    Solving Force and Motion: Pulling 25.0 kg Sled 25m

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  16. S

    Electric displacement field

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  17. Jozefina Gramatikova

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  18. Mason Smith

    Find the displacement from equilibrium after some time

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  19. Liszzy

    Physic (kinematics) — Displacement of an accelerating car

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  20. Zubair Ahmad

    I Boundary conditions for displacement vector D

    Griffith's writes in chapter 7 electrodynamics that D1.a - D2.a = sigma. a. But minus sine comes when we evaluate the dot product first. How does the minus sign occur without evaluating the dot product?
  21. T

    Rotordynamics: unbalance loads due to displacement - FEA

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  22. G

    Displacement given the acceleration

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  23. Jamie_Pi

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  24. Theia

    MHB Max Horizontal Displacement of Projectile and its Velocity at T

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  25. jybe

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  26. E

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  27. C

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  28. Pushoam

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  29. gasar8

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  30. D

    What is the displacement and average velocity of a classic car in a road rally?

    Homework Statement You enter an antique classic car road rally with your 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk. The rally course consists of the following segments: travel north at 25.0 m/s for 30.0 min, then east at 32.0 m/sfor 40.0 min, and finally northeast at 30.0 m/s for 50.0 min. For the entire...
  31. TheGeek

    How Do You Calculate Total Displacement in Multi-Stage Motion Problems?

    Homework Statement A). A particle starts from rest and moves for 10 s with an acceleration of 2 m/s^2. B). For the next 20 s, the acceleration of the particle is -1.2 m/s^2. C). What is the displacement of the particle at the end of the 30 s. 2. Homework Equations Kinematic equations The...
  32. mark!

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    In humans, as well as in animals, aggression occurs more often in men. Frustration produces a readiness for aggression. When the source of the frustration cannot be challenged, the aggression gets displaced onto an innocent target with violent behaviour. Displacement behaviour is associated with...
  33. dUDEonAfORUM

    Find transverse velocity given an equation of displacement

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  34. Hussein Tofaili

    I Displacement of the centre of mass of the Earth

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  35. D

    A projectile's initial velocity without time?

    Homework Statement A projectile is launched: Horizontally, with an average displacement of 49 cm Vertically, with an average displacement of 28 cm At a 23 degree angle, with average displacement of 126 cm Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I am sad to say I don't know how to do it...
  36. E

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  37. GaussianSurface

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  38. karush

    MHB Eb6 Displacement: Due 011418

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  39. A

    Setting Up an Experiment: Force vs. Displacement

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  40. A

    Quick Question about Pendulum Graphs

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  41. karush

    MHB Eb6 What is the plane’s total displacement

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  42. mertcan

    Finite element analysis node displacement

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  43. bahtiyar

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    hi, we are a few non-native English speaker physics teacher and we wrote some questions for an assessment book but we can't be sure about this two similar question. a) are they accurate for rules of English, are we use correct terms is there a necessary change? b) are they accurate for rules of...
  44. P

    I Numerical Integration twice (acceleration to displacement)

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  45. A

    Angular Velocity in Simple Harmonic Motion

    I am very confused about angular velocity ω and why its used in simple harmonic motion. ω is described as θ/τ but when it comes to masses on springs, there is no angle - it is zero. Angular velocity comes from circular motion but the motion of SHM is not circular. My confusion is even greater...
  46. I

    What is the total displacement?

    Homework Statement So there are two rhinos chasing each other back and forth, Asha and her dad. What is Asha's total displacement at each point in increasing order(least to greatest)?[/B] Asha's velocity is represented by II and her position at A:30, B:25, C:22, D:25, E:37. Homework...
  47. H

    Displacement of Center of Mass Problem

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  48. Q

    Electrical displacement: doubts

    Hi. Maybe you can help me. I am reading history of physics, especially the moment when Maxwell completes Ampere's law with the displacement current. My doubts are about propagation in a vacuum. 1. Can I say that in an electromagnetic wave there are several undulating fields, one of them the...
  49. T

    Understanding Gauss' law: diff b/w E and D flux?

    I noticed the other day something odd in how we use Electric and Magnetic flux. The definitions I refer to are magnetic flux density (B), magnetic flux intensity (H), electric displacement field (D) or Electric field density (D) and electric field (E): B = μH ΦB = B*Area & D = εE ΦE = E*Area...
  50. S

    What are the Best Methods for Precise Vertical Movement Measurement?

    I want to test the accuracy a linear displacement sensor (Hall effect) that I have, but I'm not sure what to measure it against. The sensors are made to measure with a resolution of 10μm. My initial thought was to use a drill press to move up and down, but I don't think I know of any that are...
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