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buoyancy

[boi-uhn-see, boo-yuhn-see] / ˈbɔɪ ən si, ˈbu yən si /
NOUN
tendency to float
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Markets elsewhere, bereft of megacap tech buoyancy, failed to keep pace.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

That earlier design relied on two water-repelling disks sealed together to create buoyancy.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

Elsewhere, Cosm takes on a buoyancy when Denise Nickerson’s Violet transforms into a bouncy blueberry.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

But for all its spatial buoyancy, it is curiously oppressive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

The benches were the top surfaces of the sealed buoyancy tanks.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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