Ar·chi·me·des' principle
variants:
or less commonly 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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“Archimedes' principle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Archimedes%27%20principle. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.
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