Metacentre Definition

noun
(physics, shipbuilding) 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.
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Noun

Singular:
metacentre
Plural:
metacentres

Origin of Metacentre

  • From French métacentre, from méta- + centre.

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