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Definition of Displacer
1. n. One that displaces.
Definition of Displacer
1. Noun. One who, or that which, displaces. ¹
2. Noun. (chemistry) The funnel part of the apparatus for solution by displacement. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Displacer
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Medical Definition of Displacer
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1. One that displaces.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Displacer
Literary usage of Displacer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Thermodynamics of the Steam-engine and Other Heat-engines by Cecil Hobart Peabody (1909)
"To avoid destruction of the lubricant in the working cylinder Stirling found it
advisable to connect only the cool end of the displacer cylinder with the ..."
2. Transactions by Manchester Association of Engineers (1903)
"from the gas chamber through the water space, in which an upwardly projecting
spindle from the piston or displacer works. The spindle is attached at its ..."
3. Thermodynamics of the Steam Turbine by Cecil Hobart Peabody (1909)
"To avoid destruction of the lubricant in the working cylinder Stirling found it
advisable to connect only the cool end of the displacer cylinder with the ..."
4. The Gas and Oil Engine by Dugald Clerk (1907)
"The pistons are connected in the usual manner by connecting rods, the motor to
the main crank of the engine, the displacer to a crank pin in one of the arms ..."
5. A Text Book on Gas, Oil, and Air Engines by Bryan Donkin (1905)
"The lower is the displacer and regenerator, and is filled with wire gauze, ...
The section of the cylinder in which the displacer moves to and fro is lined ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"A pumping cylinder, it is true, was used, but its function was to act merely as
a displacer to take in a mixture of gas and air and transfer it to the motor ..."
7. Public Lighting by Gas and Electricty by William Joseph Dibdin (1902)
"So that, an the displacer lifts, not only is the counterbalancing effect of the
spring becoming more feeble, but the effective area of the diaphragm is also ..."
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