Definition of Archimedes' principle
:a law of fluid mechanics: a body while wholly or partly immersed in a fluid apparently loses weight by an amount equal to that of the fluid displaced
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Archimedes' principle
noun
Ar·chi·me·des' principle
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Archimedes' Principle
\ˌär-kə-ˈmē-(ˌ)dēz-ˈprin(t)-sə-pəl, -bəl\
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First Known Use of archimedes' principle
1859
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