BUOYANCY
\bˈɔ͡ɪənsi], \bˈɔɪənsi], \b_ˈɔɪ_ə_n_s_i]\
Definitions of BUOYANCY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
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irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his bouyancy and persistent good humor"
By Princeton University
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cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
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irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his bouyancy and persistent good humor"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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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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.
By Oddity Software
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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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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.
By Noah Webster.
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The property of floating on the surface of a liquid; power of a liquid to sustain a body floating in it; upward pressure of a liquid upon a body floating in it; lightness; gaiety of spirits.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Capacity for floating lightly on water or in the air: specific lightness: (flg.) lightness of spirit, cheerfulness.
By Daniel Lyons
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Power or tendency to keep afloat.
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Elasticity of spirits; cheerfulness.
By James Champlin Fernald
