1 Buoyancy (also known as the buoyant force) is the force exerted on an object that is wholly or partly immersed in a fluid. 2  The symbol for the magnitude of buoyancy is B or FB.3  As a vector it must be stated with both magnitude and direction. Buoyancy (also known as the buoyant force) is the force exerted on an object that is wholly or partly immersed in a fluid. 2  The symbol for the magnitude of buoyancy is B or FB.
epicenter. 1  Also, epicentrum. Geology. a point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate. 2  a focal point, as of activity: Manhattan's Chinatown is the epicenter of the city's Chinese community.
Definitions for epicentre. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word epicentre. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: epicenter, epicentre(noun) the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.