metacenter

noun

(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

Roots

metameta- · Greek · beyond, changed kentroncenter- · Greek · center point

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