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Meaning of metacentre

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

metacentre

Pronunciation:/ˈmɛtəsɛntə/

noun

Definitions

  1. A midway point between a ship's centre of buoyancy when upright and its centre of buoyancy when tilted; it must be above the centre of gravity to enable a tilting ship to return to an upright position.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/metacentre

Related words

metacentermetacentric heightmetacentric stabilitycentre of buoyancycenter of buoyancycentroidcentre of masscentre of lift