displaceable
Able to move
Displaceable describes something capable of being moved from its position or replaced by something else.
Water is displaceable by oil; a bone can be displaceable from its socket.
In chemistry, displaceable atoms or molecules can be substituted in a reaction.
The term often appears in technical contexts: The displaceable volume of the pump determines its capacity.
Able to be carried
- relocatableAble to be moved
- shiftableAble to be repositioned
- transferableAble to be passed along
- transportableCapable of being moved
repositionable · mobile · adjustable · detachable · maneuverable · slidable · removable · unanchored
Capable of being exchanged
- interchangeableAble to replace another
- exchangeableAble to be traded
- fungibleReplaceable by equivalent items
- swappableAble to be exchanged
expendable · redundant · nonessential · surplus · spare · backup · alternate · equivalent
Limited in duration
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- unstableProne to sudden change
precarious · tenuous · insecure · vulnerable · uprooted · rootless · nomadic · migratory
Fluid's upward resistance
- buoyantAble to float
- immersedPlunged entirely into
- submergedBelow water's surface
- floatingStaying atop liquid
volumetric · Archimedes · water · liquid · density · volume · submersible · hull
portable
Able to be carried
- relocatableAble to be moved
- shiftableAble to be repositioned
- transferableAble to be passed along
transportable · repositionable · mobile · adjustable · detachable · maneuverable · slidable · removable · unanchored · unfixed
substitutable
Capable of being exchanged
- interchangeableAble to replace another
- exchangeableAble to be traded
- fungibleReplaceable by equivalent items
swappable · expendable · redundant · nonessential · surplus · spare · backup · alternate · equivalent · transposable
temporary
Limited in duration
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- interimProvisional in-between phase
unstable · precarious · tenuous · insecure · vulnerable · uprooted · rootless · nomadic · migratory · itinerant
buoyancy
Fluid's upward resistance
floating · volumetric · Archimedes · water · liquid · density · volume · submersible · hull · draft
displaceablefixed
Restored or immovable
immovable · stationary · anchored · permanent · rooted
displaceableirreplaceable
Having no adequate substitute
indispensable · essential · permanent · entrenched · unmovable
replace, replaced, replacement, misplaced, displace, misplace, displaced, displacement, replaceable