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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Metacenter

· Met·a·cen·ter · IPA
01 n. The point of intersection of a vertical line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body which is tipped throug…
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    The point of intersection of a vertical line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body which is tipped through a small angle from its position of equilibrium, and the inclined line which was vertical through the center of gravity of the body when in equilibrium.(Hydrostatics)