metacentre

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noun

(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
• Syn:
metacenter
• Derivationally related forms:
metacentric (for: metacenter)
• Topics:
shipbuilding, ship building
• Hypernyms:
intersection, intersection point, point of intersection