metacentre

See also: métacentre

English

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Etymology

From French métacentre or meta- +‎ centre

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɛtəsɛntə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛntə(r)
Ship Stability diagram showing centre of gravity (G), centre of buoyancy (B), and metacentre (M) with ship upright and heeled over to one side.

Noun

metacentre (plural metacentres)

  1. (physics, nautical) 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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