buoyancy
(redirected from Archemedes principle)Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia.
Related to Archemedes principle: Pascal's principle
buoyancy
(1) The degree to which a body floats in a liquid.(2) The force exerted by a fluid on a floating body, which opposes the force of gravity and is equal to the body’s density.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.