Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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British spelling | Yes | No | No | No |
metacentre | Yes | No | No | No |
British spelling (noun) | metacentre (noun) |
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English orthography used in the UK, Ireland and most of the Commonwealth (characterized by 'analyse', 'centre' and 'useable') | (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 |