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What does buoyance mean?

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Noun
  1. The state or quality of being buoyant
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The fur of the coat seemed not to get wet through, and retained a certain amount of air that added to buoyance.
When at rest or steaming slowly, a hydrofoil ship supports its weight by its own buoyance, but as speed is increased, the foils carry progressively more weight until the ship's hull is raised clear of the water.
He liked the buoyance of glider flying, the nearest approach of man to the bird, and thus far everything was going well.
This buoyance was interrupted but once, and briefly, ere he gained the haven of his office.
The serial numbers are located on a tag under the back pad of the buoyance compensator or inside the pocket.
Her buoyance of spirit is the product of a lifelong struggle, because she really understands melancholy.

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