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metacentric height

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noun

Naval Architecture.

  1. the distance between the center of gravity and the metacenter of a floating body, as of a vessel.

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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 Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 by Various

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