Maritime Engineering Glossary

noun the ability or tendency of something to float in water or air

adjective buoyant

• The buoyancy of the ship was carefully calculated to ensure it could float properly.
• I love how the buoyancy of the pool float keeps me afloat in the water.
• Dude, your positivity is like the buoyancy that keeps us afloat in this tough situation.
• Her buoyancy in the face of adversity is truly inspiring.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

adverb a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• The engineer carefully thrust in the key to activate the machine.
• I just need to thrust in the USB stick to transfer the files.
• He quickly thrust in the code to hack into the system.
• She felt a sense of unease as the reality of the situation thrust in on her.