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Upward force that opposes the weight of an object immersed in fluid
Buoyancy (/ˈbɔɪənsi, ˈbuːjənsi/), or upthrust, is the force exerted by a fluid opposing the weight of a partially or fully immersed object (which may also
Buoyancy
Swimming underwater, breathing gas carried by the diver
buoyancy aid. In 1971, the stabilizer jacket was introduced by ScubaPro. This class of buoyancy aid is known as a buoyancy control device or buoyancy
Scuba_diving
Equipment for controlling the buoyancy of a diver
A buoyancy compensator (BC), also called a buoyancy control device (BCD), stabilizer, stabilisor, stab jacket, wing or adjustable buoyancy life jacket
Buoyancy_compensator_(diving)
Flotation aid worn by kayakers, canoeists and dinghy sailors
Buoyancy aids are a specialist form of personal flotation device (PFD) used most commonly by kayakers, canoeists, people practicing rafting, and dinghy
Buoyancy_aid
Equilibrium between buoyancy and weight of an immersed object
Neutral buoyancy occurs when an object's average density is equal to the density of the fluid in which it is immersed, resulting in the buoyant force balancing
Neutral_buoyancy
Resilience relating to academic achievement
Academic buoyancy is a type of resilience relating specifically to academic attainment. It is defined as 'the ability of students to successfully deal
Academic_buoyancy
NASA astronaut training facility in Houston, Texas
The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) is an astronaut training facility and neutral buoyancy pool operated by NASA and located at the Sonny Carter Training
Neutral_Buoyancy_Laboratory
Skills required to scuba-dive safely
of buoyancy at different stages of a dive, using weights and a buoyancy compensator to control buoyancy. Weighting is the first stage of buoyancy control
Scuba_skills
Topics referred to by the same term
Buoyancy control may refer to: Buoyancy control of scuba divers Buoyancy control of surface supplied divers The scuba diving skill of buoyancy control
Buoyancy_control
Equipment to regulate buoyancy of airships
buoyancy of airships in flight is not constant. It is therefore necessary to control the altitude of an airship by controlling its buoyancy: buoyancy
Buoyancy compensator (aviation)
Buoyancy_compensator_(aviation)
Buoyancy principle in fluid dynamics
of the fluid displaced by the object. Archimedes' principle allows the buoyancy of any floating object partially or fully immersed in a fluid to be calculated
Archimedes'_principle
Garment worn to provide thermal protection while wet
exposure, and stings from marine organisms. It also contributes extra buoyancy. The insulation properties of neoprene foam depend mainly on bubbles of
Wetsuit
Topics referred to by the same term
Buoyancy compensator may refer to: Buoyancy compensator (diving) Buoyancy compensator (aviation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Buoyancy_compensator
Ventilation without use of mechanical systems
then permit flow through the building. Buoyancy-driven ventilation occurs as a result of the directional buoyancy force that results from temperature differences
Passive_ventilation
Pool of water in which neutral buoyancy is used to train astronauts
A neutral buoyancy pool or neutral buoyancy tank is a pool of water in which neutral buoyancy is used to train astronauts for extravehicular activity
Neutral_buoyancy_pool
Historic astronaut training facility
The Neutral Buoyancy Simulator was a neutral buoyancy pool located at NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The simulator was used from
Neutral_Buoyancy_Simulator
Ballast carried to counteract buoyancy
ballast weight added to a diver or diving equipment to counteract excess buoyancy. They may be used by divers or on equipment such as diving bells, submersibles
Diving_weighting_system
Device that alters a body's buoyancy to provide propulsion
A buoyancy engine is a device that alters the buoyancy of a vehicle or object in order to either move it vertically, as in the case of underwater profiling
Buoyancy_engine
2019 Australian drama film
Buoyancy is a 2019 Australian drama film directed by Rodd Rathjen. It was selected as the Australian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the
Buoyancy_(film)
Difference between mass and weight
mass but may appear to have no weight or even negative weight, due to buoyancy in air. However the weight of the balloon and the gas inside it has merely
Mass_versus_weight
Watertight clothing that seals the wearer from cold and hazardous liquids
minimize "squeeze" on descent or uncontrolled rapid ascent due to excessive buoyancy, which requires additional skills for safe use. Dry suits provide passive
Dry_suit
Equipment to help the wearer keep afloat in water
life preserver, life belt, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid or flotation suit) is a flotation device in the form of a vest or suit
Personal_flotation_device
Force on magnetic flux tubes
In plasma physics, magnetic buoyancy is an upward force exerted on magnetic flux tubes that are immersed in electrically conducting fluids and are under
Magnetic_buoyancy
Lighter-than-air aircraft
via French) or lighter-than-air aircraft is an aircraft that relies on buoyancy to maintain flight. Aerostats include unpowered balloons (free-flying or
Aerostat
Small watercraft able to navigate under water
"[citation needed] Buoyancy and weight determine whether an object floats or sinks in a liquid. The relative magnitudes of weight and buoyancy determine the
Submersible
Scuba set with variable-density buoyancy control
system is a single cylinder, back-mounted scuba set with variable density buoyancy control. The gas cylinder is a carbon fibre over aluminium liner filament
Avelo_diving_system
Mass per unit volume
materials usually have different densities, and density may be relevant to buoyancy, purity and packaging. Osmium is the densest known element at standard
Density
Neutral buoyancy facility at the University of Maryland
Laboratory is centered on the Neutral Buoyancy Research Facility, a 50-foot-diameter (15 m), 25-foot-deep (7.6 m) neutral buoyancy pool used to simulate the microgravity
Space Systems Laboratory (Maryland)
Space_Systems_Laboratory_(Maryland)
Astronaut training in a neutral buoyancy environment
Neutral buoyancy simulation with astronauts immersed in a neutral buoyancy pool, in pressure suits, can help to prepare astronauts for the difficult task
Neutral buoyancy simulation as a training aid
Neutral_buoyancy_simulation_as_a_training_aid
Tax buoyancy is an indicator to measure efficiency and responsiveness of revenue mobilization in response to growth in the Gross domestic product or National
Tax_buoyancy
Part of a sperm whale
notion that buoyancy manipulation is advantageous to remaining motionless while diving; and evolution of the spermaceti organ with buoyancy as a selective
Spermaceti_organ
Deaths occurring while scuba diving or as a consequence of scuba diving
on scuba, deaths are usually associated with poor gas management, poor buoyancy control, equipment misuse, entrapment, rough water conditions, scuba depth
Scuba_diving_fatalities
Highest velocity attainable by a falling object
common example). It is reached when the sum of the drag force (Fd) and the buoyancy is equal to the downward force of gravity (FG) acting on the object. Since
Terminal_velocity
French manufacturer of industrial and diving breathing equipment
Maurice Fenzy, invented a divers' adjustable buoyancy life jacket (ABLJ) (European terminology) or buoyancy compensator (BC) (North American terminology)
Fenzy
Gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of a fish to control its buoyancy
is an internal gas-filled organ in bony fish that functions to modulate buoyancy, and thus allowing the fish to stay at desired water depth without having
Swim_bladder
Strong surface-level winds that radiate from a single point
precipitation for downward acceleration of parcels as well as the negative buoyancy which tend to drive "dry" downbursts. As a result, higher mixing ratios
Downburst
Simplification for simulating fluids under natural convection
[businɛsk], named for Joseph Valentin Boussinesq) is used in the field of buoyancy-driven flow (also known as natural convection). It ignores density differences
Boussinesq approximation (buoyancy)
Boussinesq_approximation_(buoyancy)
Type of rigid buoyancy control device
A variable-buoyancy pressure vessel system is a type of rigid buoyancy control device for diving systems that retains a constant volume and varies its
Variable-buoyancy pressure vessel
Variable-buoyancy_pressure_vessel
Semi-submersible offshore drilling rig
Travel gas Trimix Buoyancy and trim equipment Avelo diving system Buoyancy compensator Power inflator Dump valve Variable buoyancy pressure vessel Diving
Byford_Dolphin
Compartment for holding liquid ballast
ballast to provide hydrostatic stability for a vessel, to reduce or control buoyancy, as in a submarine, to correct trim or list, to provide a more even load
Ballast_tank
Clade of reptiles
PMID 12059302. Henderson, Donald M. (2003). "Effects of stomach stones on the buoyancy and equilibrium of a floating crocodilian: a computational analysis". Canadian
Dinosaur
used skis or hydrofoils to supplement their buoyancy when in motion, however they still rely on the buoyancy of a hull when they are not moving fast enough
List of flying boats and floatplanes
List_of_flying_boats_and_floatplanes
Concept in physics
purposefully designed openings or containers, resulting from air buoyancy. Buoyancy occurs due to a difference in indoor-to-outdoor air density resulting
Stack_effect
Measure of instability in the air as a buoyancy force
technically, CAPE is the integrated amount of work that the upward (positive) buoyancy force would perform on a given mass of air if it rose vertically through
Convective available potential energy
Convective_available_potential_energy
Type of autonomous underwater vehicle
(AUV) that employs variable-buoyancy propulsion instead of traditional propellers or thrusters. It employs variable buoyancy in a similar way to a profiling
Underwater_glider
Ship response to disturbance from an upright condition
damaged. Stability calculations focus on centers of gravity, centers of buoyancy, the metacenters of vessels, and on how these interact. Ship stability
Ship_stability
Legal limit to which a ship may be loaded
for specific water types and temperatures in order to safely maintain buoyancy, particularly with regard to the hazard of waves. The load line is a waterline
Load_line_(watercraft)
Use of a buoyancy engine to provide propulsion
In engineering, variable-buoyancy propulsion is the use of a buoyancy engine to provide propulsion for a vehicle. The concept was first explored in the
Variable-buoyancy_propulsion
Ascent to the surface by a diver in an emergency
three basic mechanisms for ascending through the water column: Positive buoyancy, hydrodynamic thrust, and force directed through a static external object
Emergency_ascent
Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
harness and breathing apparatus assembly, such as a jacket or wing style buoyancy compensator and instruments mounted in a combined housing with the pressure
Scuba_set
Movement of an object through air
lift associated with gliding or propulsive thrust, aerostatically using buoyancy, or by ballistic movement. Many things can fly, from animal aviators such
Flight
Container to supply high pressure gas for diving operations
diving cylinder may also be used to supply inflation gas for a dry suit, buoyancy compensator, decompression buoy, or lifting bag. Cylinders provide breathing
Diving_cylinder
Dimensionless metric in fluid dynamics
number that expresses the ratio of the buoyancy term to the flow shear term in fluid dynamics: R i = buoyancy flow shear = g ρ ∂ ρ / ∂ z ( ∂ u / ∂ z )
Richardson_number
Naval mine attached to a target by magnets
designed with hollow compartments to give the mine just slight negative buoyancy, making it easier to handle underwater. Usually limpet mines are set off
Limpet_mine
Balance and orientation skills of an underwater diver
is usually considered at approximately neutral buoyancy for a swimming scuba diver, and neutral buoyancy is necessary for efficient maneuvering at constant
Diver_trim
Warm-blooded animals with wings and feathers
Charrassin, J. B.; Bost, C. A.; Handrich, Y.; Le Maho, Y. (1 May 2002). "Buoyancy and maximal diving depth in penguins: do they control inhaling air volume
Bird
Fluid flow that occurs due to heterogeneous fluid properties and body forces
due to the effects of thermal expansion (change in density) and gravity/buoyancy can be assumed (see convection in heat transfer). Convective flow may be
Convection
Waxy substance found in the head cavities of sperm whales
buoyancy, act as a focusing apparatus for the whale's sense of echolocation, or possibly both. Concrete evidence supports both theories. The buoyancy
Spermaceti
Swimming while inhaling through a snorkel
to facilitate freediving, or an inflatable snorkeling vest, a form of buoyancy aid, for safety. A snorkel is a device used for breathing air from above
Snorkeling
Pontoon, an airtight flotation device
airtight hollow structure, similar to a pressure vessel, designed to provide buoyancy in water. Its principal applications are in watercraft hulls, aircraft
Float_(nautical)
Type of wave within a fluid medium
is the key variable describing buoyancy for interfacial internal waves, a different quantity is used to describe buoyancy in continuously stratified fluid
Internal_wave
Hull with fine bow with reduced reserve buoyancy
has a very fine bow, with reduced buoyancy in the forward portions. When a wave is encountered, the lack of buoyancy means the hull pierces through the
Wave-piercing_hull
Measure of fluid stability against vertical displacement
oceanography, asteroseismology and geophysics, the Brunt–Väisälä frequency, or buoyancy frequency, is a measure of the stability of a fluid to vertical displacements
Brunt–Väisälä_frequency
Effect in physics
The shower-curtain effect in physics describes the phenomenon of a shower curtain being blown inward when a shower is running. The problem of identifying
Shower-curtain_effect
Underwater diving using self contained breathing gas recycling apparatus
techniques, and either the dry suit or buoyancy compensator must be used for buoyancy control. The centre of buoyancy of the lungs and counterlungs must be
Rebreather_diving
Electromagnetic effect that makes particles rise
Electromagnetic buoyancy (EMB) is a force that opposes the Lorentz force during electromagnetic phoresis of small particles or droplets in an aqueous medium
Electromagnetic_buoyancy
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
joining 37 Persian ships across the Tigris. The Persians used each boat's buoyancy to support a connected bridge above which supply could be transferred.
Achaemenid_Empire
Training astronauts for lunar missions
traverses with multiple geology stations. The use of underwater neutral buoyancy to train for spacewalks was not part of NASA's original plan. Initial EVA
Apollo_program_training
Material that is used to provide stability to a vehicle or structure
device used on ships and submarines and other submersibles to control buoyancy and stability Ballast (car racing), metallic plates used to bring auto
Ballast
Type of motorboat
forces, rather than simple buoyancy. A key aspect of hydroplanes is that they use the water they are on for lift rather than buoyancy, as well as for propulsion
Hydroplane_(boat)
Free-diving self-propelled deep-sea submersible
cabin must withstand a huge pressure differential and is massively built. Buoyancy at the surface can be trimmed easily by replacing gasoline in the tanks
Bathyscaphe
Articulated pressure-resistant anthropomorphic housing for an underwater diver
Mobility underwater generally requires neutral or moderately negative buoyancy, and either the ability to walk or swim, or the use of finely controllable
Atmospheric_diving_suit
with pedals, crankset or treadle. While most human-powered watercraft use buoyancy to maintain their position relative to the surface of the water, a few
Human-powered_watercraft
Copper helmet with rubberised canvas diving suit and weighted boots
pressure breathing air compressor, a diving knife, and weights to counteract buoyancy, generally on the chest, back, and shoes. Later models were equipped with
Standard_diving_dress
Dimensionless quantity associated with free convection of a fluid
after Lord Rayleigh) for a fluid is a dimensionless number associated with buoyancy-driven flow, also known as free (or natural) convection. It characterises
Rayleigh_number
Norwegian trumpeter, composer, and record producer (born 1960)
Records (2014) (Geir Sundstøl, Erland Dahlen, Jo Berger Myhre) 2016 – Buoyancy – OKeh Records (2016) (Geir Sundstøl, Jo Berger Myhre, Erland Dahlen) 2020
Nils_Petter_Molvær
hypothesised to play roles in buoyancy, locomotion, and even pseudoskeletal support. Two fundamentally different buoyancy mechanisms associated with dermal
Cephalopod_dermal_structures
Small watercraft
000 and 60,000 years ago. A boat differs from a raft by obtaining its buoyancy by having most of its structure exclude water with a waterproof layer,
Boat
In meteorology, the equilibrium level (EL), or level of neutral buoyancy (LNB), or limit of convection (LOC), is the height at which a rising parcel of
Equilibrium_level
System for training divers in buoyancy
that uses a portable obstacle course to simulate reef structure for diver buoyancy skill training. It was founded by Peter Wallingford in 1989 to educate
Diamond_Reef_System
Part of the water column near to the seabed and the benthos
seabed, and those that have neutral buoyancy and remain just above the substrate. In many species of fish, neutral buoyancy is maintained by a gas-filled swim
Demersal_zone
Equipment used to facilitate underwater diving
includes buoyancy control equipment and mobility equipment: Buoyancy control is achieved by ballasting with diving weights and compensating for buoyancy changes
Diving_equipment
Colloid consisting of granular material and water
the displaced soil/water mix and the submerged object floats due to its buoyancy. Soil liquefaction may occur in partially saturated soil when it is shaken
Quicksand
Conduit providing an extension of a subsea oil well to a surface drilling facility
tension required to maintain stability of the riser, buoyancy modules, known in the industry as 'buoyancy cakes', are added to the riser joints to make them
Drilling_riser
Ratio of two densities
upward buoyancy force. The gravitational force acting on the hydrometer is simply its weight, mg. From the Archimedes buoyancy principle, the buoyancy force
Relative_density
Branch of fluid mechanics that studies fluids at rest
credited with the discovery of Archimedes' Principle, which relates the buoyancy force on an object that is submerged in a fluid to the weight of fluid
Hydrostatics
Wave where gravity is the main restoring force
medium or at the interface between two media when the force of gravity or buoyancy tries to restore equilibrium. An example of such an interface is that between
Gravity_wave
Species of fish
level, which would likely make gas bladders inefficient for maintaining buoyancy. Instead, the flesh of the blobfish is primarily a gelatinous mass with
Psychrolutes_marcidus
Superorder of cephalopod molluscs
straight septate shell that became immersed in the mantle and was used for buoyancy control. Four lines diverged from this, Spirulida (with one living member)
Squid
Self-propulsion of a person through water
locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve a level of buoyancy and hydrodynamic thrust that results in directional motion. For example
Swimming
Oxygen rebreather
addressed by managing oxygen pressures. It also provided assistance with buoyancy, both in the ascent and after reaching the surface. The risk of decompression
Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus
Davis_Submerged_Escape_Apparatus
Buoy designed to be thrown to person in water, to prevent drowning
life-saving buoy designed to be thrown to a person in water to provide buoyancy and prevent drowning. Some modern lifebuoys are fitted with one or more
Lifebuoy
Crewed full ocean depth rated submersible
seating for an observer Surface ballast = 2,150 L (76 ft3) Syntactic foam buoyancy is used The pressure hull is a 1,500 mm (59 in) inside diameter by 90 mm
DSV_Limiting_Factor
American comedian, actor, musician and writer (born 1945)
piano, and banjo, beautifully played by a nine-person band — provide a buoyancy that keeps the momentum from stalling." The musical went on to receive
Steve_Martin
American entrepreneur
2014) was an entrepreneur who visualized and created the first Neutral buoyancy simulation as a training aid system that NASA used in training astronauts
Sam_Mattingly
Experimental airship project
thrust vectoring, and gas buoyancy generation and management. DARPA said advances in envelope and hull materials, buoyancy and lift control, drag reduction
Walrus_HULA
Subclass of fishes
transfer of sperm. There is no swim bladder; instead, these fish maintain buoyancy with large livers rich in oil. The definition of the clade is unclear with
Elasmobranchii
Downwards movement of one fluid within another
biogeochemical cycles. Two primary mechanisms transport water downward: buoyancy forcing and wind-driven Ekman transport (i.e., Ekman pumping). Downwelling
Downwelling
Modern Diplomacy. "The new Axis of Resistance: Sino-Russian technological buoyancy in Iran". Middle East Monitor. February 10, 2026. "تدارک پایگاه آمریکا
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
2025–2026_Iran–United_States_negotiations
Genus of cephalopods
genus. It is used as a brood chamber, and to trap surface air to maintain buoyancy. It was once speculated that argonauts did not manufacture their eggcases
Argonaut_(animal)
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Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Desire
Female
Hindi/Indian
Variant spelling of Hindi unisex Jaswinder, JASVINDER means "Indra of the thunderbolt."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pleasure
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Servant of the Omniscient
Boy/Male
Assamese, Indian
Reducing Air to Ashes; One of the 101 Names of Ahura Mazda
Girl/Female
Hindu
Merciful, Full of pity for others
Boy/Male
Sikh
Immovable morals
Boy/Male
Arabic
Strong.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Lord of the Fish
Girl/Female
Tamil
Chaayavati | சாயாவதீ
Name of a Raga
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n.
The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy; grace.
n.
Cheerfulness; vivacity; liveliness; sprightliness; -- the opposite of heaviness; as, buoyancy of spirits.
pl.
of Buoyancy
n.
Lightness; buoyancy; act of making light.
n.
Buoyancy.
n.
A balloon which ascends by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire; a fire balloon; -- so called from two brothers, Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier, of France, who first constructed and sent up a fire balloon.
n.
The property of floating on the surface of a liquid, or in a fluid, as in the atmosphere; specific lightness, which is inversely as the weight compared with that of an equal volume of water.
n.
The upward pressure exerted upon a floating body by a fluid, which is equal to the weight of the body; hence, also, the weight of a floating body, as measured by the volume of fluid displaced.
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The quality of weighing less than something else of equal bulk; relative lightness, especially as shown by rising through, or floating upon, a contiguous substance; buoyancy; -- opposed to gravity.