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Archimedes' principle
[ ahr-kuh-mee-deez prin-suh-puhl, ahr-kuh-mee-deez ]
noun
Physics.
- 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
- 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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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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