Archimedes' principle

noun Ar·chi·me·des' principle \ˌär-kə-ˈmē-(ˌ)dēz-ˈprin(t)-sə-pəl, -bəl\

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Archimedes' Principle

\ˌär-kə-ˈmē-(ˌ)dēz-ˈprin(t)-sə-pəl, -bəl\

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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1859

First Known Use of archimedes' principle

1859

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