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Archimedes' principle

[ ahr-kuh-mee-deez prin-suh-puhl, ahr-kuh-mee-deez ]

noun

, Physics.
  1. the law that a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force buoyant force, orbouyancy force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body.


Archimedes' principle

noun

  1. a law of physics stating that the apparent upward force (buoyancy) of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid
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Example Sentences

Known as Archimedes' principle, as water is pushed away by an object, the water exerts a force back on the object that is equal to the object's weight.

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