浮力

ふりょく
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buoyancy; the upward force exerted on an object immersed in a fluid, explained by Archimedes' principle.

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木の箱は水の浮力で簡単に浮いた。

The wooden box floated easily due to the buoyancy of the water.

魚は浮力を調整して水中で高さを変えることができる。

Fish can adjust their buoyancy to change depth in the water.

浮力は物体が押しのけた流体の重さに等しい(アルキメデスの原理)。

Buoyancy equals the weight of the fluid displaced by the object (Archimedes' principle).

ボートに人が乗ると、その分だけ浮力が必要になる。

When people get on a boat, additional buoyancy is needed accordingly.

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