浮ふ揚よう力りょく

noun

buoyancy; lifting force

Technical term for the upward force exerted by a fluid, or more generally the ability to float or be lifted. Used in physics, engineering, and sometimes metaphorically.

• 船ふねは浮ふ揚よう力りょくによって水みずに浮うかんでいる。

  The ship floats on the water due to buoyancy.

• この素そ材ざいは軽かるくて浮ふ揚よう力りょくが高たかい。

  This material is light and has high buoyancy.