buoyancy
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buoyancy (countable and uncountable; plural buoyancies)
- (physics) 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.
Translations [edit]
physics: upward force on an immersed body
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ability to stay afloat
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resilience or cheerfulness
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