BUOYANCY
Buoyancy
In science, buoyancy is an upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an immersed object. In a column of fluid, pressure increases with depth as a result of the weight of the overlying fluid. Thus a column of fluid, or an object submerged in the fluid, experiences greater pressure at the bottom of the column than at the top. This difference in pressure results in a net force that tends to accelerate an object upwards. The magnitude of that force is proportional to the difference in the pressure between the top and the bottom of the column, and is also equivalent to the weight of the fluid that would otherwise occupy the column, i.e. the displaced ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Buoyancy
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buoyancy
Noun
- The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
- The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.
- Resilience or cheerfulness.
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