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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metacenter
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