An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A body immersed totally or partially in a liquid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the body. → buoyancy.

Etymology (EN): Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 BC - c. 212 BC), Greek mathematician and inventor; → principle.

Etymology (PE): Arašmidos altered form of Archimedes in classical Ar. texts; parvaz, → principle.