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buoyancy ['bɔɪənsɪ](c) Finance (of economy, sector) robustesse f, vigueur f; (of prices, currency) stabilité f; Stock Exchange (of market) fermeté f►► buoyancy tank réservoir m de flottabilité -
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buoyancy [ˈbɔɪənsɪ]a. [of ship, object] flottabilité fb. ( = lightheartedness) entrain m* * *['bɔɪənsɪ]1) ( of floating object) flottabilité f; ( of medium) poussée f2) ( cheerfulness) entrain m3) (of exports, market) fermeté f -
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poussée d’Archimède fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > buoyancy
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1) Fin. vigueur/fermete/dynamisme [du marche]2) Fisc. elasticite du systeme fiscalEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > buoyancy
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Fisc. élasticité globale du système fiscal par rapport au produit intérieur brut [BM]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > tax buoyancy
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armband n1 ( for buoyancy) bracelet m de natation ;2 ( for mourner) crêpe m de deuil ;3 ( for identification) brassard m. -
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floatage ['fləʊtɪdʒ](c) (vessels on a river) tonnage m des navires à flot(d) (buoyancy) flottabilité f
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Buoyancy — Buoy an*cy, n.; pl. {Buoyancies}. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buoyancy — / buoyance [n1] lightness in weight airiness, ethereality, floatability, levity, weightlessness; concept 734 Ant. heaviness buoyancy / buoyance [n2] lightness in spirit animation, bounce, cheerfulness, cheeriness, ebullience, effervescence,… … New thesaurus
buoyancy — 1713, from BUOYANT (Cf. buoyant) + CY (Cf. cy). Figurative sense (of spirits, etc.) is from 1819 … Etymology dictionary
buoyancy — [boi′ən sē; ] also [ bo͞o′yənsē] n. [< BUOYANT] 1. the ability or tendency to float or rise in liquid or air 2. the power to keep something afloat; upward pressure on a floating object 3. lightness or resilience of spirit … English World dictionary
Buoyancy — The forces at work in buoyancy In physics, buoyancy ( / … Wikipedia
buoyancy — [[t]bɔ͟ɪ͟ənsi[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Buoyancy is the ability that something has to float on a liquid or in the air. Air can be pumped into the diving suit to increase buoyancy. 2) N UNCOUNT Buoyancy is a person s ability to remain cheerful, even in… … English dictionary
buoyancy — buoyant buoy‧ant [ˈbɔɪənt ǁ ˈbɔɪənt, ˈbuːjənt] adjective a buoyant market, economy etc is successful and has a lot of trading activity, and prices are rising rather than falling: • There is also a buoyant market for expensive Swiss watches. •… … Financial and business terms
buoyancy — buoy|an|cy [ bɔıənsi, bujənsi ] noun uncount 1. ) the quality of being able to float: The raft lacked buoyancy. a ) the ability of a liquid to make things float in it 2. ) a feeling of happiness and confidence: an atmosphere of optimism and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
buoyancy — noun (U) 1 the ability of an object to float: the buoyancy of light wood 2 the power of a liquid to make an object float: Salt water has more buoyancy than fresh water. 3 a feeling of cheerfulness and belief that you can deal with problems easily … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
buoyancy — UK [ˈbɔɪənsɪ] / US / US [ˈbujənsɪ] noun [uncountable] 1) a) the quality of being able to float The raft lacked buoyancy. b) the ability of a liquid to make things float in it 2) a feeling of happiness and confidence an atmosphere of optimism and… … English dictionary
buoyancy — noun Buoyancy is used before these nouns: ↑aid … Collocations dictionary