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buoyancy División en sílabas: buoy·an·cy
Pronunciación: /ˈboiənsē/

Definición de buoyancy en inglés:


1The ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid.
Oraciones de ejemplo
  • My lungs then re-expand, my wetsuit buoyancy returns and I float to the surface.
  • Built into each wheel unit was a flotation tank with sufficient buoyancy to float the unit.
  • The boats took on more water than they had buoyancy.
1.1The power of a liquid to keep something afloat.
Oraciones de ejemplo
  • Water's buoyancy makes a swimmer feel weightless and reduces stress on joints in the spine, hips and knees.
  • Raziel, on the other hand, begins the game in the spectral realm, a plane where lost souls gather, objects can't be moved and water has no buoyancy.
  • And because of its buoyancy, water is also used in rehabilitation programs.
2An optimistic and cheerful disposition: the happiness and buoyancy of his nature
Más ejemplos en oraciones
  • At his Balzacian best, he radiated warmth, buoyancy, optimism and hope; but in his more Dostoyevskian mode, he was consumed by doubt, loneliness, envy and disappointment.
  • Where a month ago there was optimism and buoyancy, there is hopelessness.
  • Discussions became political after next to no time (and all the other Kiwis were National or centre-right) so there was a bit of hope and buoyancy that National and Dr Brash will win this year.
3A high level of activity in an economy or stock market: there is renewed buoyancy in the demand for steel
Más ejemplos en oraciones
  • Much of the Korean economy's buoyancy can be traced to the effects of banking reforms since Korea's 1997 financial crisis.
  • After a long time, the revived projects are exceeding the value of projects shelved, showing overall buoyancy in the economy and investment.
  • The health of a country's economy should not be judged by the buoyancy of its stock market or its currency's strength.

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