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Definition of Buoyance
1. n. Buoyancy.
Definition of Buoyance
1. Adjective. The state or quality of being buoyant ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Buoyance
1. buoyancy [n -S] - See also: buoyancy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Buoyance
Literary usage of Buoyance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1821)
"Besides buoyance from heat, which I would notice as opening the orbit of a planet,
after passing the Perihelium (for the effect in this case, does not fully ..."
2. The Electrical Engineer (1898)
"latter purpose are placed amidships, and so arranged spect to the centre of
buoyance that the vessel n even keel at all times. We gather that liquid carried ..."
3. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"Rhapsodic and obviously influenced by Whitman and Henley, tb^te lines beat bravely;
a singing buoyance arrests one upon opening the volume. ..."
4. Teachers College Record by Columbia University. Teachers College (1900)
"This subtracted from the weight of the object would give the buoyance, or the
weight of the equal volume of the liquid, etc. This matter is discussed as ..."
5. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1899)
"... with their superabundance of animal spirits and their consequent buoyance of
hope. “Green Grass” clearly owes its origin to funeral rites. ..."