buoyancy

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /ˈbɔɪ.ən.si/

Noun

buoyancy

1. (physics) The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
2. The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.
3. (by extension) Resilience or cheerfulness.

Related terms

• buoyant
• buoy
• buoy up

Translations

• French: poussée d'Archimède, flottabilité
• German: Auftrieb
• Italian: spinta, spinta statica, forza ascensionale, spinta idrostatica
• Portuguese: impulsão, empuxo
• Russian: подъёмная си́ла
• Spanish: sustentación hidráulica, impulso

Translations

• German: Schwimmfähigkeit
• Italian: galleggiabilità
• Russian: плаву́честь
• Spanish: flotabilidad

Translations

• German: Belastbarkeit, Fröhlichkeit, Heiterkeit
• Italian: vivacità, ottimismo
• Russian: жизнера́достность
• Spanish: optimismo

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