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Archimedes' principle

Archimedes' principle proper noun: a law that states that the upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces.

Proper noun

Archimedes' principle

  1. A law that states that the upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces.

Questions about Archimedes' principle

What does Archimedes' principle mean?
Archimedes' principle means a law that states that the upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces.
What part of speech is Archimedes' principle?
Archimedes' principle is a proper noun.

Words near Archimedes' principle in the dictionary

  1. Archimedes number
  2. Archimedes numbers
  3. Archimedes screw
  4. Archimedes screws
  5. Archimedes' constant
  6. Archimedes' principle
  7. Archimedes' screw
  8. Archimedes' screws
  9. archimime
  10. archimimes
  11. archimollusc

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