Metacentre - Definition
metacentre
n 1: (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 [syn: metacenter, metacentre]