metacentric
Americanadjective
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Naval Architecture. of or relating to a metacenter.
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Genetics. of or relating to any chromosome or chromatid whose centromere is centrally located, creating two apparently equal chromosome arms.
Other Word Forms
- metacentricity noun
Etymology
Origin of metacentric
Example Sentences
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As expected, regions with the highest nucleotide differentiation between European and Asian wild boars were observed in high recombination regions towards the end of the chromosomes on both metacentric and acrocentric chromosomes.
From Nature
The object of Mr. Alexander Taylor's indicator is to measure and show by simple inspection the metacentric height under every condition of loading, and therefore to make known the stability of the vessel.
From Project Gutenberg
Round the top of the scale, at D, are engraved four different draughts, and under these are the metacentric heights.
From Project Gutenberg
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