Buoyancy

Word BUOYANCY
Character 8
Hyphenation buoy an cy
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Buoyancy"

What do we mean by buoyancy?

The tendency or capacity to remain afloat in a liquid or rise in air or gas. noun

The upward force that a fluid exerts on an object less dense than itself. noun

Ability to recover quickly from setbacks; resilience. noun

Lightness of spirit; cheerfulness. noun

The quality of being buoyant, that is, of floating in or on the surface of water or other fluids; relative lightness. noun

The power of supporting a body so that it floats: said of a fluid; specifically, the upward pressure exerted upon a body by the fluid in which it is immersed. noun

Figuratively, light-heartedness; cheerfulness; hopefulness; elasticity of spirit. noun

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. noun

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. noun

Cheerfulness; vivacity; liveliness; sprightliness; -- the opposite of heaviness. noun

The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid. noun

The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid. noun

Resilience or cheerfulness. noun

The tendency to float in water or other liquid noun

Cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface noun

Irrepressible liveliness and good spirit noun

The property of something weightless and insubstantial noun

The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.

The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.

(by extension) Resilience or cheerfulness.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Buoyancy

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The word "buoyancy" in example sentences

Analysis shows that this buoyancy is attributable mainly to an improvement in our manufacturing industries. ❋ Unknown (1984)

The aeroplane does; and the instant its propellers cease to revolve, its buoyancy is lost. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The buoyancy is thus destroyed and you can then do what you like with the submarine by working motors and hydroplanes to take her to any depth required, ❋ Unknown (1943)

To explain the dive I have to show you how to remove the buoyancy from a submarine. ❋ Unknown (1943)

They laugh their heads off at the other dive school that misspelled the word buoyancy so badly that is says bouncy on the sign outside outside the shop. ❋ Nathreee (2010)

The gauge shows an ounce of buoyancy, which is nearly enough to counteract all the dead weight we have. ❋ Ellsworth Douglass (N/A)

His buoyancy was a perpetual, never-failing tonic for doubt and discouragement, and I have yet to witness him confronted with a situation that could in the least dash his spirits. ❋ Charles Edmonds Walk (N/A)

The reserve buoyancy, that is the total lifting capacity aside from the weight of the airship and its equipment, is estimated at three tons. ❋ Unknown (1912)

Its chief quality is its great buoyancy, which is not only sufficient to support a man with head and shoulders above water when heavily clothed, but enables the wearer easily to support another person -- the extra buoyancy being 25 pounds. ❋ Unknown (1859)

Newspond's system for figuring out what's newsworthy is called buoyancy, which creates an aggregate ranking of how much mention a story has had within a certain amount of time. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It is claimed the suits give swimmers an advantage by compressing their muscles to reduce fatigue and they may improve buoyancy, which is banned by the rules of competition laid down by swimming's international governing body Fina. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The coming times will definitely see some kind of buoyancy in advertising market but to si. ngle out that mobile telephony will make definite strides in 2009, is beyond any reasoning, It is true that situation has bottomed out and the coming period can only see a northwards movement ❋ Unknown (2009)

And, if you let it, the sea will happily shoulder all of your stress while you enjoy the kind of buoyancy that only being on a boat can bring. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If you let it, the sea will happily shoulder all of your stress while you enjoy the kind of buoyancy that only being on a boat can bring. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The engineer said, The design strategy of charged ion shaped plasma 'buoyancy' devices does bear some relevancy here. ❋ Mac (2007)

The design strategy of charged ion / shaped plasma 'buoyancy' devices does bear some relevancy here. ❋ Mac (2007)

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