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buoyantly Definition


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buoyant
adj
    1. Said of an object: able to float in or on the surface of a liquid.
      Thesaurus: lightweight, weightless, airy, unsinkable, floatable.
    2. Said of a liquid or gas: able to keep an object afloat.
    3. Said of a person: cheerful; bouncy; resilient.
      Thesaurus: cheerful, gay, jovial, lighthearted, elated, walking on air; Antonym: despondent, glum.
    4. Said of sales, profits, etc: tending to rise; increasing.
    5. Said of a business, etc: having increasing trade, rising profits, etc.
Derivative: buoyancy
    The quality or capacity of being buoyant (in any of the senses).
    The upward force exerted on an object that is immersed in or floating on the surface of a fluid (a liquid or gas), and is equal to the weight of fluid displaced.
Derivative: buoyantly
adverb
    Etymology: 16c.



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