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buoyancy Definition

buoy·ancy (bo̵iən sē; also bo̵̅o̅yən-)

noun

  1. the ability or tendency to float or rise in liquid or air
  2. the power to keep something afloat; upward pressure on a floating object
  3. lightness or resilience of spirit

Etymology: < buoyant

buoyancy Synonyms

buoyancy

n.

  1. Lightness

    levity, ethereality, buoyance, airiness, weightlessness, floatability; see also lightness 2.

  2. Cheerfulness

    gaiety, good humor, resilience, lightheartedness; see happiness 1, 2.

buoyancy Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • spirit: But in a few months his health showed improvement, and he recovered to some extent his natural buoyancy of spirit.
  • economy: The future of Dartmoor is very much dependent on the buoyancy of the hill farming economy.
  • market: This average is seasonally adjusted to correct for regular changes in the buoyancy of the labor market through the year.
  • water: Just letting the natural buoyancy of the water keep me afloat.

Converse of object

  • adjust: Carefully adjusting buoyancy, we gently descended beside the wall.
  • maintain: To maintain neutral buoyancy, you use a pattern that results in an average that results in neither an ascent nor a decent.
  • lose: Both divers commenced the ascent but at 30m the casualty lost buoyancy and started to sink feet first.
  • drive: This was the indicated slice of the natural convection buoyancy driven flow from Figure 16.

Adjective modifier

  • inexplicable: A curious lightness--a perfectly inexplicable buoyancy seemed to possess him.
  • neutral: In the water a bit of weight ' trimming ' was needed at the start to get back to neutral buoyancy.
  • continued: High City bonuses and the continued buoyancy of the financial markets will help boost the housing market in the capital.
  • adequate: Wet suits and dry suits are not adequate personal buoyancy.
  • negative: The pipe was continuously welded, and concrete coated for protection and negative buoyancy.
  • positive: Students should be encouraged to weight for positive buoyancy for the last third of their dive.

Modifies a noun

  • compensator: You can also choose to purchase a buoyancy compensator with an integrated weight system.
  • aid: Perhaps they're trying to make us grow buoyancy aids in case we sink?
  • compartment: For example the advocated use of expanded foam fill in buoyancy compartments militates against the need for access to conduct hull surveys.
  • jacket: As I roll backward off the dive boat and deflate my buoyancy jacket, my field of vision changes from sky to sea.
  • tank: We also have buoyancy tanks fitted to all our boats.
  • control: You know your buoyancy control is much better than last year.

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