metacentre
UK/ˈmɛtəsɛntə/
metacentre noun: the point where a vertical line through a tilted vessel's center of buoyancy intersects the originally-vertical (but-now-tilted) line that passed through the center of buoyancy when the vessel was upright; it must be above the vessel's center of gravity for the vessel to have positive static stability (to tend to return to an upright orientation if rolled to one side, rather than to continue rolling to an inverted orientation).
Noun
metacentre (plural metacentres)
- The point where a vertical line through a tilted vessel's center of buoyancy intersects the originally-vertical (but-now-tilted) line that passed through the center of buoyancy when the vessel was upright; it must be above the vessel's center of gravity for the vessel to have positive static stability (to tend to return to an upright orientation if rolled to one side, rather than to continue rolling to an inverted orientation).
- A ship's metacenter (M) is the virtual intersection of two successive lines of action of the force of buoyancy when the ship heels through a very small angle. The initial position of the metacenter is used as a reference in stability calculations. The distance from a ship's center of gravity (G) to...2017 December 12, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.12 Stability Information - 1.12.1 Concepts”, in Marine Accident Report: Sinking of US Cargo Vessel SS El Faro, Atlantic Ocean, Northeast of...
metacentre meaning in Tamil
metacentre in Tamil
- அனுமையம், இடைமையம், மிதப்புச் சுழல் மையம்
Forms of metacentre
| plural | metacentres |
|---|---|
| alternative form | metacenter |
Origin of metacentre
From French métacentre or meta- + centre.
Words that rhyme with metacentre
- center
- enter
- tormentor
- concentre
- presenter
- renter
- stentor
- venter
- accentor
- cementer
- decentre
- preventer
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- reenter
- tenter
- assenter
- fermenter
- hypocentre
- indenter
- off-centre
- Valley Center
- absenter
- assentor
- augmenter
- augmentor
- barycentre
- centre
- coinventor
- concenter
- consenter
- correction center
- correction centre
- decenter
- dementor
- dissenter
- entre
- fermentor
- fomenter
- incenter
- incentre
- indentor
- innoventor
- inventer
- inventor
- inventour
- lamenter
- mentor
- misenter
- off-center
- orthocenter
- orthocentre
- precentor
- re-enter
- re-entre
- reentre
- repenter
- representer
- salipenter
- Siberian accentor
- tormenter
Questions about metacentre
- What does metacentre mean?
- Metacentre means the point where a vertical line through a tilted vessel's center of buoyancy intersects the originally-vertical (but-now-tilted) line that passed through the center of buoyancy when the vessel was upright; it must be above the vessel's center of gravity for the vessel to have positive static stability (to tend to return to an upright orientation if rolled to one side, rather than to continue rolling to an inverted orientation).
- What is metacentre in Tamil?
- Metacentre in Tamil is அனுமையம், இடைமையம், மிதப்புச் சுழல் மையம். See Metacentre meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is metacentre?
- Metacentre is a noun.
- How do you pronounce metacentre?
- Metacentre is pronounced /ˈmɛtəsɛntə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of metacentre?
- The plural of metacentre is metacentres.
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