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Buoyant Material

/ˈbɔɪ.ənt məˈtɪə.ri.əl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A substance that has the ability to float in a fluid or air.

    "The buoyant material used in the life jackets ensures that they keep the wearer afloat."
  2. 2

    Any material that is light enough to be supported by a fluid.

    "The engineers selected a buoyant material for the new boat design to enhance its stability."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'buoyant' originates from the Latin 'buoyare', meaning 'to float', which evolved through Old French 'boier'. 'Material' comes from the Latin 'materialis', meaning 'pertaining to matter', reflecting the physical properties of substances.

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🇫🇷French → English

Matériau Flottant

Transliteration: ma-te-ryo flo-tan

"Le matériau flottant utilisé dans les gilets de sauvetage garantit qu'ils gardent le porteur à flot."

🇩🇪German → English

Auftriebsmaterial

Transliteration: auf-triebs-ma-te-ri-al

"Das Auftriebsmaterial, das in den Rettungswesten verwendet wird, sorgt dafür, dass der Träger schwimmt."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Materiale Galleggiante

Transliteration: ma-te-ri-a-le gal-le-ggian-te

"Il materiale galleggiante utilizzato nei giubbotti di salvataggio assicura che il portatore rimanga a galla."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Material Flotante

Transliteration: ma-te-ri-al flo-tan-te

"El material flotante utilizado en los chalecos salvavidas asegura que el usuario se mantenga a flote."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Material Flutuante

Transliteration: ma-te-ri-al flu-tu-an-te

"O material flutuante usado nos coletes salva-vidas garante que o usuário permaneça à tona."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

तैरने वाला सामग्री

Transliteration: tairne wala samagri

"जीवन रक्षक जैकेट में उपयोग की जाने वाली तैरने वाली सामग्री सुनिश्चित करती है कि यह पहनने वाले को तैरने में मदद करे।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

浮力材料

Transliteration: fú lì cái liào

"救生衣中使用的浮力材料确保佩戴者保持漂浮。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

부력 재료

Transliteration: bu-ryeok jae-ryo

"구명조끼에 사용되는 부력 재료는 착용자가 떠 있도록 보장합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

浮力材料

Transliteration: uryoku zairyou

"救命胴衣に使用される浮力材料は、着用者が浮くことを保証します。"

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