buoyancy
the power to float or rise in a fluid; relative lightness.
the power of supporting a body so that it floats; upward pressure exerted by the fluid in which a body is immersed.
lightness or resilience of spirit:Student well-being and buoyancy are especially important because of the relatively high incidence of depression and suicide.
Origin of buoyancy
1- Also buoy·ance .
Other words from buoyancy
- non·buoy·an·cy, noun
Words Nearby buoyancy
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How to use buoyancy in a sentence
Powder skis, which must float, achieve buoyancy mainly by sheer surface area, but on corn or boilerplate or wind-whipped, sunbaked, supportable mank, a wide ski is a slow ski edge to edge.
If it were pushed downward, then its buoyancy should decrease, allowing it to fall below the underside of the levitated liquid.
Readers ask about buoyancy, Stonehenge sounds and more | Science News Staff | November 15, 2020 | Science NewsIts recent buoyancy arises from relatively robust GDP growth through early this year and its status as the world’s reserve currency.
The biggest economic threat facing the next administration: A weak dollar | Shawn Tully | October 11, 2020 | FortuneThis buoyancy allows it to undertake a four-day week experiment and could also be because of it.
‘One debt companies are building up is burnout’: Ad tech embraces the four-day working week | Lucinda Southern | September 28, 2020 | DigidayDiving rings sit at the bottom of a pool because they have a lot of mass but don’t take up much space, so the force of gravity beats buoyancy.
Toy boats float upside down underneath a layer of levitated liquid | Maria Temming | September 2, 2020 | Science News
And despite the good scholarship the authors have managed to retain the buoyancy and upbeat air attendant on most comics.
Sudden peace, buoyancy, contentment, or alternatively sorrow or physical pain.
Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of Death | Patricia Pearson | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTbuoyancy protects the most vulnerable parts of our skeleton.
Swimming to Health? Excerpt of Lynn Sherr’s ‘Swim: Why We Love the Water’ | Lynn Sherr | April 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBlame it, he says, on buoyancy, which “reduces the energy expenditure associated with swimming.”
Swimming to Health? Excerpt of Lynn Sherr’s ‘Swim: Why We Love the Water’ | Lynn Sherr | April 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTYou are a Cheever, my father would tell his children with a buoyancy in his voice which suggested both seriousness and mockery.
She always seemed to be fairly bursting with youthful energy, and no bird could rival her buoyancy.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonUnluckily, Bob had not counted on that extra weight of stone inside, nor on the loss of the buoyancy of the water.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithHe saw in it, the buoyancy of youth under the influence of agreeable company, and a cloudless day.
Alone | Marion HarlandThe buoyancy tanks in the lifeboats were of 18 ounce copper, and of capacity to meet the board of trade requirements.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' | British GovernmentBut the buoyancy of the Polish character helped the nation to recover sooner from this severe blow than could have been expected.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick Niecks
British Dictionary definitions for buoyancy
/ (ˈbɔɪənsɪ) /
the ability to float in a liquid or to rise in a fluid
the property of a fluid to exert an upward force (upthrust) on a body that is wholly or partly submerged in it
the ability to recover quickly after setbacks; resilience
cheerfulness
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Scientific definitions for buoyancy
[ boi′ən-sē ]
The upward force that a fluid exerts on an object that is less dense than itself. Buoyancy allows a boat to float on water and provides lift for balloons.
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Cultural definitions for buoyancy
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