Search Result:metacenter
KK Pronunciation
〔 `mZtәˏsZntL 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˋmєtәˏsєntә 〕
Overview of noun metacenter
The noun metacenter has 1 sense
- 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)