WordNet: metacenter, metacentre
(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; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship
- domain: topic ship building, shipbuilding
metacenter
- (englanti) metacentric (derivationally related)
- (suomi) metasentri (synonyymi)
metacentre
- (suomi) metasentri (synonyymi)