buoyancy

English
WOTD – 28 September 2011

Etymology

buoyant +‎ -cy or buoy +‎ -ancy.

Pronunciation
  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪ.ən.si/
  • Audio (AU)(file)

Noun

buoyancy (countable and uncountable, plural buoyancies)

  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.

Translations
physics: upward force on an immersed body

See also
  • Archimedes' principle
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