metacenter
on a heeling ship, the point at which a vertical line through the heeled centre of buoyancy crosses the line through the original, vertical centre of buoyancy
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metacenter
Summary
metacenter is a nautical term[1]. metacenter draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (nautical_term category, ranking #40 of 46).[2]
Key Facts
- metacenter's instance of is recorded as nautical term[3].
- metacenter's subclass of is recorded as intersection (geometry)[4].
- metacenter's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[5].
- metacenter's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].
- metacenter's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[7].
- metacenter's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/metacentre[8].
- metacenter's different from is recorded as metacentric height[9].
- metacenter's different from is recorded as centre of buoyancy[10].
- metacenter's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121wccxn[11].
- metacenter's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as metasenter[12].
- metacenter's schematic is recorded as MetacentricHeight.svg[13].
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Designation and Status
metacenter's instance of is recorded as nautical term[3].
Why It Matters
metacenter draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (nautical_term category, ranking #40 of 46).[2] metacenter has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]