metacentre
/ˊmetәsentә/
📖 中文释义
- n. 定倾中心
📘 English Definition（英文释义）
- n. (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