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buoyancy
[ boi-uhn-see, boo-yuhn-see ]
noun
- 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.
buoyancy
/ ˈɔɪəԲɪ /
noun
- 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
buoyancy
- 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.
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·ܴDza· noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Yet incredibly, sealing the ends watertight and fitting them with ballast tanks, gives enough buoyancy to tow them behind tugboats.
In essence, it was a big raft, with tall, reinforced sides on 60 empty steel drums for buoyancy, towed by motorboat.
So the team had to carefully account for its effects upon buoyancy and adjust by using weights and 3D-printed materials.
The balloon showed a lack of buoyancy after the failed mission the day before, so Donaldson insisted on taking just one passenger with him this time.
Scott said he "knew she had gone" when he saw her buoyancy aid a tethered buoy in the Firth of Forth as it was "the last thing that would have saved her".
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