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Archimedes' principle
[ ahr-kuh-mee-deez prin-suh-puhl, ahr-kuh-mee-deez ]
noun
, Physics.
- the law that a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force buoyant force, orbouyancy force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body.
Archimedes' principle
noun
- a law of physics stating that the apparent upward force (buoyancy) of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid
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