metacentre
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1. (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | metacentric, |
definition | : | of or relating to the metacenter (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | metacentric, |
definition | : | of or relating to the metacenter (adj.pert) |
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