metacentre
metacentre
( 美 metacenter)
noun
metacentric
adjective
语源
( 美 metacenter)
noun
- the point of intersection between a vertical line through the centre of buoyancy of a floating body such as a ship and a vertical line through the new centre of buoyancy when the body is tilted, which must be above the centre of gravity to ensure stability
定倾中心
metacentric
adjective
语源
- late 18th cent.: from French métacentre (see meta-, centre)
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