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amplitude vs displacement

displacement vs amplitude

amplitude and displacement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
amplitude Yes No No No
displacement Yes No No No
As nouns, displacement is a hypernym of amplitude; that is, displacement is a word with a broader meaning than amplitude:
  • amplitude: (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
  • displacement: an event in which something is displaced without rotation
Other hypernyms of amplitude include shift.
amplitude (noun) displacement (noun)
greatness of magnitude act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
the property of copious abundance act of removing from office or employment
(physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave the act of uniform movement
to move something from its natural environment
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
Difference between amplitude and displacement

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