Transcription
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- [boi-uh n-see, boo-yuh n-see]
- /ˈbɔɪ ən si, ˈbu yən si/
- /ˈbɔɪ.ənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boi-uh n-see, boo-yuh n-see]
- /ˈbɔɪ ən si, ˈbu yən si/
Definitions of buoyancy word
- uncountable noun buoyancy Buoyancy is the ability that something has to float on a liquid or in the air. 3
- uncountable noun buoyancy Buoyancy is a person's ability to remain cheerful, even in sad or unpleasant situations. 3
- uncountable noun buoyancy Buoyancy is a feeling of cheerfulness. 3
- uncountable noun buoyancy There is economic buoyancy when the economy is growing. 3
- noun buoyancy the ability to float in a liquid or to rise in a fluid 3
- noun buoyancy the property of a fluid to exert an upward force (upthrust) on a body that is wholly or partly submerged in it 3
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Origin of buoyancy
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15; buoy(ant) + -ancy
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Parts of speech for Buoyancy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
buoyancy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
buoyancy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for buoyancy
noun buoyancy
- resilience — the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.
Antonyms for buoyancy
noun buoyancy
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
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