metacenter
metacenter is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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. Note: When the metacenter is above the center of gravity, the position of the body is stable; when below it, unstable.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- axial
- axis
- azygous
- backbone
- bring
- buoyancy
- center
- central
- centrality
- centralization
- centralize
- centrally
- centrical
- column
- concentrate
- concentration
- concentric
- converge
- convergence
- core
- eye
- focal
- focus
- gravity
- heart
- hotbed
- kernel
- marrow
- middle
- middlemost
- midst
- nave
- navel
- nucleolus
- nucleus
- oscillation
- percussion
- pith
- pole
- pressure
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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