buoyant force
noun Physics.
See under Archimedes' principle.
Also called
buoyancy force.
Words nearby buoyant force
buoyage,
buoyancy,
buoyancy bags,
buoyancy compensator,
buoyant,
buoyant force,
bupa,
buphthalmia,
bupivacaine,
buppie,
buppy
Definition for buoyant force (2 of 2)
Archimedes' principle
noun Physics.
the law that a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force (buoyant force) equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body.
British Dictionary definitions for buoyant force
Archimedes' principle
noun
a law of physics stating that the apparent upward force (buoyancy) of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid