Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun metacenter

1 sense of metacenter

Sense 1
metacenter, metacentre -- ((shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship)
       => intersection, intersection point, point of intersection -- (a point where lines intersect)