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Meaning of metacentric stability | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The tendency of a ship or other water-going vessel to remain upright due to its centre of gravity being below its centre of buoyancy, i.e. basically having most of its weight down low.

uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

metacentricity metacercaria metacestode metacetone metacetyl metachannel

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