buoyancy

CEFRC1

/ˈbɔɪ.ən.si/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The ability to float in water or rise in air.

  2. 02

    noun

    A cheerful and lively quality.

Examples

  • A body with negative buoyancy will sink in water.

  • That won't impact the buoyancy?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Resilience or cheerfulness.

  2. The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.

  3. The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.

More examples

In context

  • With how much lighter a step, with how much brighter an eye, did Francesca wander through the forest, even in the last desolation of autumn, than she did in all the bloom and buoyancy of spring!

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

A life jacket's blank helps a person float easily in deep water.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From buoyant + -cy or buoy + -ancy.