Australian English Meaning of buoyancy

buoyancy

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Definitions and Meaning of buoyancy in English

Wordnet

buoyancy (n)

cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface

the property of something weightless and insubstantial

the tendency to float in water or other liquid

irrepressible liveliness and good spirit

Webster

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.

The upward pressure exerted upon a floating body by a fluid, which is equal to the weight of the body; hence, also, the weight of a floating body, as measured by the volume of fluid displaced.

Cheerfulness; vivacity; liveliness; sprightliness; -- the opposite of heaviness; as, buoyancy of spirits.

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buoyancy

cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface, the property of something weightless and insubstantial, the tendency to float in water or other liquid, irrepressible

eagerness,enthusiasm,exuberance,cheerfulness,liveliness,sprightliness,springiness,strength,vibrancy,vitality

helplessness,inadequacy,indolence,laziness,lethargy,weakness,apathy,dullness,impassiveness,Lethargy

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