METACENTER; METACENTRE

n.

1 definition — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


n.

The point of intersection of a vertical line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body which is tipped through a small angle from its position of equilibrium, and the inclined line which was vertical through the center of gravity of the body when in equilibrium.


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