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metacentric stability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
meta-cen-tric sta-bil-i-ty
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Usage

Phrases

metacentric height

Frequently Paired Words

metacentric height

Questions

What does metacentric stability mean?
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.

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