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center of flotation ThesaurusNoun | 1.center of flotation - the center of gravity of a floating objectcentre of flotationcenter of gravity, centre of gravity - the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass |
center of flotation
center of flotation[′sen·tər əv flō′tā·shən] (petroleum engineering) In offshore oil operations, the geometric center of the water plane at which the mobile drilling rig floats and around which the rig rotates when it is subject to an external force without a change in displacement. MedicalSeecentreSee COF See CFcenter of flotation
Synonyms for center of flotationnoun the center of gravity of a floating objectSynonymsRelated Words- center of gravity
- centre of gravity
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