upthrust
🇺🇸
/ˈʌpθrʌst/
🇬🇧
/ˈʌpθrʌst/
noun
R
The upward force exerted by a fluid on an object submerged in it.
The buoyancy of the life jacket is due to the upthrust of the water.
救生衣的浮力是由於水的上推力。
R
The movement of the Earth's crust that raises the land to a higher position.
The formation of the mountain range was due to the upthrust of the tectonic plates.
山脈的形成是由於地殼板塊的上推力。
translation
浮力, 地殼抬升
詞形變化
Plural
upthrusts