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metacenter
[ met-uh-sen-ter ]
noun
Naval Architecture.
- the intersection between two vertical lines, one through the center of buoyancy of a hull in equilibrium, the other through the center of buoyancy when the hull is inclined slightly to one side or toward one end: the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the initial stability of the hull.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of metacenter1
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Example Sentences
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The curve may be constructed in the following manner: Having found by calculation the position of the transverse metacenter, M, for a given displacement—Figs.
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