buoyancy
The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
Other meanings
The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.
resilience or cheerfulness.
Related words
- buoyancy tank
- buoyancy aid
- center of buoyancy
- centre of buoyancy
- overbuoyancy
- reserve buoyancy
- unbuoyancy
Example sentences
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This definition is adapted from “buoyancy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.