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Upthrust

Upthrust meaning

An upward thrust. | Buoyancy. | An upward movement of part of the Earth's crust.

Example sentences (1)

Archimedes' principle of buoyancy is given in the work, stated as follows: Any body wholly or partially immersed in a fluid experiences an upthrust equal to, but opposite in sense to, the weight of the fluid displaced.