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'''Buoyancy''' (pronounced /ˈbɔɪ.ənsi/) is the upward force, caused by [[fluid]] pressure, that keeps [[things]] afloat. The net upward buoyancy [[force]] is equal to the magnitude of the weight of fluid displaced by the [[body]]. This force enables the object to float or at least seem lighter.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buoyancy]
==Definitions==
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Century 1713]
*1 a : the tendency of a [[body]] to float or to rise when submerged in a fluid
:b : the [[power]] of a fluid to exert an upward [[force]] on a body placed in it; also : the upward force exerted
*2 : the ability to recover quickly from [[depression]] or discouragement : resilience
*3 : the property of maintaining a satisfactorily high level (as of prices or [[economic]] activity)
[[Category: General Reference]]
'''Buoyancy''' (pronounced /ˈbɔɪ.ənsi/) is the upward force, caused by [[fluid]] pressure, that keeps [[things]] afloat. The net upward buoyancy [[force]] is equal to the magnitude of the weight of fluid displaced by the [[body]]. This force enables the object to float or at least seem lighter.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buoyancy]
==Definitions==
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Century 1713]
*1 a : the tendency of a [[body]] to float or to rise when submerged in a fluid
:b : the [[power]] of a fluid to exert an upward [[force]] on a body placed in it; also : the upward force exerted
*2 : the ability to recover quickly from [[depression]] or discouragement : resilience
*3 : the property of maintaining a satisfactorily high level (as of prices or [[economic]] activity)
[[Category: General Reference]]
