metacentre
English
/ˈmɛtəsɛntə/
noun
Definitions
- (physics) 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.
Etymology
Derived from French métacentre prefix from English centre.
Origin
English
centre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Centrelink English
- Centreville English
- Jobcentre English
- acentrous English
- barycentre English
- biocentre English
- centre English
- centre-left English
- centre-right English
- centrebit English
- centreboard English
- centrefield English
- centrefold English
- centreground English
- centreline English
- centreman English
- centremost English
- centrepiece English
- centrepin English
- centrepunch English
- centreright English
- centrish English
- centrism English
- centroid English
- chromocentre English
- concentre English
- decentre English
- ecocentre English
- epicentre English
- isocentre English
- megacentre English
- metallocentre English
- multicentre English
- oculocentre English
- orthocentre English
- pericentre English
- photocentre English
- playcentre English
- recentre English
- stereocentre English
- supercentre English
- telecentre English
- uncentre English
- warming centre English
- centre French
- métacentre French
- métacentrique French
- senter Norwegian Bokmål
- senter Norwegian Nynorsk
- σέντερ Greek (modern)
- centre Middle French
- 센터 Korean
- centre
- decentre
- uncentre
- centrish
- recentre
- centroid
- centrism
- centrebit
- centreman
- epicentre
- Jobcentre
- biocentre
- concentre
- centrepin
- ecocentre
- isocentre
- acentrous
- pericentre
- megacentre
- playcentre
- Centrelink
- centreline
- barycentre
- centrefold
- telecentre
- centremost
- centrepiece
- orthocentre
- centreright
- centre-left
- photocentre
- Centreville
- supercentre
- centreboard
- centrefield
- oculocentre
- centrepunch
- multicentre
- chromocentre
- stereocentre
- centreground
- centre-right
- metallocentre
- warming centre