floatability
Capacity to float
Floatability is the capacity of something to float or remain buoyant.
The term appears most often in technical contexts—mining engineers measure the floatability of mineral particles to separate ore from waste, and marine designers consider the floatability of materials for life vests and boat hulls.
The floatability of the cork made it ideal for fishing bobbers.
Removal from usual location
- ArchimedesGreek polymath, physicist
- upthrustForceful upward push
- waterlineLevel water reaches
- ballastShip stability material
draft · stability · hydrostatics · specific gravity · density · sinkage · submersion · life jacket
Tree bark bottle seal
- styrofoamExpanded plastic foam material
- balsaExtremely light timber
- pumiceLightweight volcanic abrasive
- foamBubble-filled substance
hollow · porous · lightweight · plastic · wood · porosity · absorption · saturation
Staying afloat vertically
- backstrokeSupine aquatic locomotion
- kickboardBuoyant swimming training aid
- water wingsInflatable arm floats
- buoyancy aidFlotation garment for swimmers
relaxation · body position · lung capacity · breath control · fat distribution
displacement
Removal from usual location
- ArchimedesGreek polymath, physicist
- upthrustForceful upward push
- waterlineLevel water reaches
ballast · draft · stability · hydrostatics · specific gravity · density · sinkage · submersion · life jacket · pontoon
cork
Tree bark bottle seal
- styrofoamExpanded plastic foam material
- balsaExtremely light timber
- pumiceLightweight volcanic abrasive
foam · hollow · porous · lightweight · plastic · wood · porosity · absorption · saturation · density
treading water
Staying afloat vertically
- backstrokeSupine aquatic locomotion
- kickboardBuoyant swimming training aid
- water wingsInflatable arm floats
buoyancy aid · relaxation · body position · lung capacity · breath control · fat distribution
featherlight
Extremely light, weightless-feeling
wispy · ethereal · weightless · balloon · bubble · foam · froth · fluff · helium · suspended
hull
Outer covering or frame
catamaran · dinghy · raft · sailboat · skiff · outrigger · barge · houseboat · keel · bilge
- seaworthinesshull integrity, stability, buoyancy, watertight, freeboard
floatabilitysinkability
Tendency to go underwater
sinkage · submersibility · density · heaviness · waterlogging
float, floating, afloat, floated, floater, flotsam, inflatable, flotation, floatable