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The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Resilience or cheerfulness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
irrepressible liveliness and good spirit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
I admired his buoyancy and persistent good humor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: irrepressibility
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness
the tendency to float in water or other liquid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tendency, inclination
the property of something weightless and insubstantial
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: airiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lightness, weightlessness
cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: perkiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cheerfulness, blitheness
From buoyant + -cy or buoy + -ancy.
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
dryfvermoë
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Arabic :
طَفْو
(ṭafw)
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Arabic :
طُفُوّ
(ṭufuww)
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Bulgarian :
плаваемост
(plavaemost)
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Chinese Mandarin :
浮力
(fúlì)
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Czech :
vztlak
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Danish :
opdrift
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Dutch :
opwaartse kracht
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Dutch :
drijfvermogen
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Finnish :
noste
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
French :
poussée d'Archimède
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
French :
flottabilité
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Georgian :
ამომგდები ძალა
(amomgdebi ʒala)
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Georgian :
ამწევი ძალა
(amc̣evi ʒala)
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
German :
Auftrieb
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Greek :
άνωση
(ánosi)
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Greek :
άντωση
(ántosi)
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Hindi :
उत्प्लावकता
(utplāvaktā)
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Hindi :
उत्प्लावन
(utplāvan)
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Hungarian :
felhajtóerő
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Irish :
buacacht
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Italian :
spinta
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Italian :
spinta statica
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Italian :
forza ascensionale
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Italian :
spinta idrostatica
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Japanese :
浮力
(furyoku)
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Latin :
anosa
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Latin :
antosa
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Latin :
buoyancia
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Macedonian :
пловност
(plovnost)
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Māori :
pūrewatanga
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Norwegian Bokmål :
oppdrift
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Norwegian Nynorsk :
oppdrift
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Polish :
siła wyporu
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Polish :
wypór
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Portuguese :
impulsão
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Portuguese :
empuxo
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Russian :
подъёмная си́ла
(podʺjómnaja síla)
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Russian :
выта́лкивающая си́ла
(vytálkivajuščaja síla)
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Serbo-Croatian :
plovnost
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Spanish :
sustentación hidráulica
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Spanish :
impulso para arriba
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Spanish :
empuje hacia arriba
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Spanish :
sustentación fluídica
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Spanish :
sustentamiento hidrodinámica
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Swedish :
lyftkraft
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Thai :
แรงลอยตัว
(rɛɛng-lɔɔi-dtuua)
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Turkish :
kaldırma kuvveti
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Welsh :
hynofedd
— physics: upward force on an immersed body
Afrikaans :
dryfvermoë
— ability to stay afloat
Bulgarian :
плаваемост
(plavaemost)
— ability to stay afloat
Dutch :
drijfvermogen
— ability to stay afloat
Finnish :
kelluvuus
— ability to stay afloat
Georgian :
ტივტივადობა
(ṭivṭivadoba)
— ability to stay afloat
German :
Schwimmfähigkeit
— ability to stay afloat
Greek :
πλευστότητα
(plefstótita)
— ability to stay afloat
Ido :
flotacemeso
— ability to stay afloat
Irish :
buacacht
— ability to stay afloat
Italian :
galleggiabilità
— ability to stay afloat
Macedonian :
пловност
(plovnost)
— ability to stay afloat
Norwegian Bokmål :
flyteevne
— ability to stay afloat
Russian :
плаву́честь
(plavúčestʹ)
— ability to stay afloat
Spanish :
flotabilidad
— ability to stay afloat
Swedish :
flytförmåga
— ability to stay afloat
Turkish :
batmazlık
— ability to stay afloat
Ukrainian :
пла́вність
(plávnistʹ)
— ability to stay afloat
Dutch :
vrolijkheid
— resilience or cheerfulness
Dutch :
hilariteit
— resilience or cheerfulness
Finnish :
palautuvuus
— resilience or cheerfulness
Finnish :
hilpeys
— resilience or cheerfulness
German :
Belastbarkeit
— resilience or cheerfulness
German :
Fröhlichkeit
— resilience or cheerfulness
German :
Heiterkeit
— resilience or cheerfulness
Greek :
ανάταση
(anátasi)
— resilience or cheerfulness
Italian :
vivacità
— resilience or cheerfulness
Italian :
ottimismo
— resilience or cheerfulness
Japanese :
回復
— resilience or cheerfulness
Japanese :
快活
(kaikatsu)
— resilience or cheerfulness
Manx :
so-lhoobaght
— resilience or cheerfulness
Russian :
жизнера́достность
(žiznerádostnostʹ)
— resilience or cheerfulness
Russian :
оптими́зм
(optimízm)
— resilience or cheerfulness
Russian :
позити́вный настро́й
(pozitívnyj nastrój)
— resilience or cheerfulness
Spanish :
optimismo
— resilience or cheerfulness