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Buoyancy vs Flotation - What's the difference?

buoyancy | flotation |

As nouns the difference between buoyancy and flotation

is that buoyancy is (label) the upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid while flotation is a state of floating, or being afloat.

buoyancy

English

Noun

  • (label) The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
  • The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.
  • (label) Resilience or cheerfulness.

    • Related terms

    * buoyant * buoy * buoy up

    See also

    * Archimedes' principle

    flotation

    English

    Alternative forms

    * floatation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A state of floating, or being afloat.
  • (mining) A process of separating minerals by agitating a mixture with water and detergents etc; selected substances being carried to the surface in air bubbles.
  • (British, finance) The launching onto the market of a tranch of stocks or shares, usually a new issue.

    • Derived terms

    * personal flotation device