Look up: buoyancy

1. Buoyancy
   The resultant upward forces, exerted by the water on a submerged or floating body, equal to the weight of the water displaced by this body.
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2. buoyancy
   [n] - cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
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3. Buoyancy
   Force which enables anything to float. Many boats have built in buoyancy tanks in case of the hull being holed or the boats capsizing.
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4. buoyancy
   the apparent loss of weight of an object immersed in a fluid. if the object is floating, the immersed portion displaces a volume of fluid the weight of which is equal to the weight of the object.
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5. buoyancy
   a vertical upward force exerted by the fluid on a body immersed in it Category: Physics • the force exerted upwards on a body immersed in a fluid Category: Management in the public and private sector • the resultant of upward forces,exerted by a liquid upon a floating body eq...
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6. Buoyancy
   Buoy'an·cy noun ; plural Buoyancies 1. The property of floating on the surface of a liquid, or in a fluid, as in the atmosphere; specific lightness, which is inversely as the weight compared with that of an equal volume of water. ...
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7. buoyancy
   1. The property of floating on the surface of a liquid, or in a fluid, as in the atmosphere; specific lightness, which is inversely as the weight compared with that of an equal volume of water. ... 2. <physics> The upward pressure exerted upon a floating body by a fluid, which is equal to the ...
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8. buoyancy
   perkiness noun cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
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9. buoyancy
   (boi´an-se) upward force exerted by a fluid on an object less dense than itself.
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10. Buoyancy
    • (n.) The property of floating on the surface of a liquid, or in a fluid, as in the atmosphere; specific lightness, which is inversely as the weight compared with that of an equal volume of water. • (n.) Cheerfulness; vivacity; liveliness; sprightliness; -- the opposite of heaviness; as, ...
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11. buoyancy
    (from the article `specific gravity`) Buoyancy is intimately related to specific gravity. If a substance has specific gravity less than that of a fluid, it will float on that fluid: ... In what orientation an object floats is a matter of grave concern to those who design boats and those who travel in them. A simple example will ... [...
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12. Buoyancy
    In physics, buoyancy (i) is a force exerted by a liquid, gas or other fluid, that opposes an object`s weight. In a column of fluid, pressure increases with depth as a result of the weight of the overlying fluid. Thus a column of fluid, or an object submerged in the fluid, experiences greater pressu...
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13. buoyancy
    
    • cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
    • the property of something weightless and insubstantial
    • irrepressible liveliness and good spirit
    
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14. buoyancy
    The upward thrust exerted upon a body immersed in a fluid. Buoyancy is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced. (See Archimede's principle.) Thus a body weighs less when weighed in water, the apparent loss in weight being equal to the weight of the water displaced. For accurate weighing of bodies...
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15. buoyancy
    buoyancy (boi'unsē, bOO'yun–) , upward force exerted by a fluid on any body immersed in it. Buoyant force can be explained in terms of Archimedes' principle.
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16. buoyancy
    Lifting effect of a fluid on a body wholly or partly immersed in it. This was studied by Archimedes in the 3rd century BC
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17. buoyancy
    the tendency of a body or fluid to rise when it is less dense than its surroundings.
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18. Buoyancy
    The tendency of a body to float or rise when submerged in a fluid.
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