metacenter
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met·a·cen·ter
(mĕt′ə-sĕn′tər)n.
The point where an imaginary vertical line running through the center of buoyancy of a tilted floating body crosses the line that originally passed vertically through the body's center of buoyancy when it was at equilibrium.
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met•a•cen•ter
(ˈmɛt əˌsɛn tər)n.
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.
[1785–95; < French métacentre]
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