浮力 fúlì buoyancy
How to remember 浮力: 浮 to float + 力 power = buoyancy.
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How it is used
- A physics term: buoyancy - 水的浮力 (shuǐ de fúlì) the buoyancy of water.
- Technical/scientific register, the upward force a fluid exerts on an object.
- Pairs with 重力 (zhònglì, gravity) in physics explanations of why things float.