supplanting
displacement | act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics |
| displacement | act of removing from office or employment |
| pump priming | introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing |
| displacement deracination | to move something from its natural environment |
| translation displacement | the act of uniform movement |
deficit spending
compensatory spending
pump priming | spending money raised by borrowing, used by governments to stimulate their economy |
air pump
vacuum pump | a pump that moves air in or out of something |
auxiliary pump
donkey pump | a supplementary pump available if needed |
| bicycle pump | a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air |
| bilge pump | a pump to remove bilgewater |
| centrifugal pump | a pump that use centrifugal force to discharge fluid into a pipe |
condensation pump
diffusion pump | vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum |
| force pump | pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure |
gas pump
gasoline pump
petrol pump
island dispenser | a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks |
| hand pump | a pump worked by hand |
| heat pump | apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings, can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building |
hydraulic pump
hydraulic ram | a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level |
| ion pump | a vacuum pump that removes gas by ionizing the atoms or molecules and adsorbing them on a metal surface |
| lift pump | pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up |
| oil pump | a pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts |
| pump | a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction |
| pump | a lowut shoe without fastenings |
pump action
slide action | action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun, a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round |
pump house
pumping station | a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated |
| pump room | a pump house at a spa where medicinal waters are pumped and where patrons gather |
| pump-type pliers | a type of pliers |
| pump well | an enclosure in the middle of a ship's hold that protects the ship's pumps |
rheostat
variable resistor | resistor for regulating current |
spectator pump
spectator | a woman's pump with medium heel, usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel |
| stirrup pump | a hand-operated reciprocating pump, used in fighting fires |
| stomach pump | a suction pump used to remove the contents of the stomach |
| suction pump | a pump for raising fluids by suction |
| sump pump | a suction pump for removing liquid from a sump |
| variable-pitch propeller | propeller for which the angle of the blades is adjustable |
| water pump | the pump in the cooling system of an automobile that cause the water to circulate |
heart
pump
ticker | the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs, its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body, he stood still, his heart thumping wildly |
variable
variable quantity | a quantity that can assume any of a set of values |
independent variable
experimental variable | (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables |
| dependent variable | (statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable, if f(x)y, y is the dependent variable |
| predictor variable | a variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression) |
random variable
variate
variant
stochastic variable
chance variable | a variable quantity that is random |
| pump-and-dump scheme | an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices, the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises |
| principle of liquid displacement | (hydrostatics) the volume of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the volume of the displaced fluid |
| variable | a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity |
shift
displacement | an event in which something is displaced without rotation |
| variable | something that is likely to vary, something that is subject to variation, the weather is one variable to be considered |
variable star
variable | a star that varies noticeably in brightness |
| displacement | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one |
| displacement displacement reaction | (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound |
volume unit
capacity unit
capacity measure
cubage unit
cubic measure
cubic content unit
displacement unit
cubature unit | a unit of measurement of volume or capacity |