metacentric stability

English

Noun

metacentric stability (uncountable)

(nautical) 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, ie. basically having most of its weight down low.

Related terms

metacentric height

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