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Dictionary: dictd_www.dict.org_gcide
Definition: Buoyancy

Buoyancy \Buoy"an*cy\, n.; pl. Buoyancies.
1. 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.
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2. (Physics) 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.
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Such are buoyancies or displacements of the
different classes of her majesty's ships. --Eng.
Cyc.
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3. Cheerfulness; vivacity; liveliness; sprightliness; -- the
opposite of heaviness; as, buoyancy of spirits.
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Dictionary: quick_english-indonesian
Definition: buoyancy

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Dictionary: WordNet
Definition: buoyancy

buoyancy
n 1: cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface [syn: perkiness]
2: the property of something weightless and insubstantial [syn:
airiness]
3: irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his
bouyancy and persistent good humor" [syn: irrepressibility]