metacentre
/ˈmɛtəsɛntə/IPA: /M EH0 T AH0 S EH1 N T ER0/
noun
- 1
A midway point between a ship's centre of buoyancy when upright and its centre of buoyancy when tilted; it must be above the centre of gravity to enable a tilting ship to return to an upright position.
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