Metacentre

nounid 91370·updated May 18, 2026

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(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

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synonym: metacenter
plural: Metacentres
possessive: Metacentre's
pluralpossessive: Metacentres'

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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

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