buoyancy

n the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment n the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public n a drink with ice cream floating in it n an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade n a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco n something that floats on the surface of water n an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy v be in motion due to some air or water current v be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom v set afloat v circulate or discuss tentatively

n (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side

(shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side

(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment

a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy n