buoyancy
The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluidThe upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
» A body with negative buoyancy will sink in water.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
Auftrieb
подъёмная си́лаpodʺjómnaja síla, выта́лкивающая си́лаvytálkivajuščaja síla
(countable, uncountable)The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.
Schwimmfähigkeit
плаву́честьplavúčestʹ
пла́вністьplávnistʹ
(broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable)Resilience or cheerfulness.
Belastbarkeit, Fröhlichkeit, Heiterkeit
жизнера́достностьžiznerádostnostʹ, оптими́змoptimízm, позити́вный настро́йpozitívnyj nastrój
cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
Examples
4 sentencesA body with negative buoyancy will sink in water.
That won't impact the buoyancy?
Many species of fish use an organ called the swim bladder, which is filled with gas, to adjust their buoyancy.
Astronauts prepare for spacewalks by practicing their tasks underwater in a giant pool called NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From buoyant + -cy or buoy + -ancy.From buoyant + -cy or buoy + -ancy.
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Forms
plural: buoyancies| Singular | buoyancy |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface:perkiness
- irrepressible liveliness and good spirit:irrepressibility
- the property of something weightless and insubstantial:airiness
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable