metacentraladj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈsɛntr(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈsɛntr(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metacentre n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < metacentre n. + -al suffix¹, after central adj. Compare earlier metacentric adj.¹

rare.

†1. Shipbuilding. = metacentric adj.¹ 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [adjective] > relating to a metacentre

metacentric1798

metacentral1887

1887 Westm. Rev. June 368 Signor Poli..believes it necessary in the case of armoured ships to take the areas of the several compartments into consideration in constructing the metacentral diagram.

2. Biology. In the terminology of P. C. Mitchell: of the nature of or forming a new centre of evolutionary development. Cf. metacentre n. 2, metacentric adj.¹ 2. rare.

ΚΠ

1901 P. C. Mitchell in Trans. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 8 229 What I term a metacentral condition underlies the conformation of the alimentary tract in the Gruiform assemblage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metacentral
释义	metacentraladj. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈsɛntr(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈsɛntr(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metacentre n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < metacentre n. + -al suffix¹, after central adj. Compare earlier metacentric adj.¹ rare. †1. Shipbuilding. = metacentric adj.¹ 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [adjective] > relating to a metacentre metacentric1798 metacentral1887 1887 Westm. Rev. June 368 Signor Poli..believes it necessary in the case of armoured ships to take the areas of the several compartments into consideration in constructing the metacentral diagram. 2. Biology. In the terminology of P. C. Mitchell: of the nature of or forming a new centre of evolutionary development. Cf. metacentre n. 2, metacentric adj.¹ 2. rare. ΚΠ 1901 P. C. Mitchell in Trans. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 8 229 What I term a metacentral condition underlies the conformation of the alimentary tract in the Gruiform assemblage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1887
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