Metacenter Definition

mĕtə-sĕntər
noun
That point in a floating body at which a vertical line drawn through its center of buoyancy when it is upright meets the vertical line drawn through its center of buoyancy when it is tipped; center of gravity of the part of a floating body that is not submerged: for stability the metacenter must be above the center of gravity.
Webster's New World

US spelling of metacentre.

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Noun

Singular:
metacenter
Plural:
metacenters

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