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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024met•a•cen•ter (met′ə sen′tər),USA pronunciation n. [Naval Archit.]- Nauticalthe intersection between two vertical lines, one through the center of buoyancy of a hull in equilibrium, the other through the center of buoyancy when the hull is inclined slightly to one side or toward one end: the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the initial stability of the hull.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] met′a•cen′tre. - French métacentre. See meta-, center
- 1785–95
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