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Meaning of "metacentric" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF METACENTRIC

metacentric  [ˌmɛtəˈsɛntrɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METACENTRIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metacentric is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES METACENTRIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of metacentric in the English dictionary

The definition of metacentric in the dictionary is of or relating to the intersection of a vertical line through the centre of buoyancy of a floating body at equilibrium with the formerly vertical line through the centre of gravity of the body when the body is tilted.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METACENTRIC


acentric
eɪˈsɛntrɪk
acrocentric
ˌækrəʊˈsɛntrɪk
androcentric
ˌændrəʊˈsɛntrɪk
anthropocentric
ˌænθrəpəʊˈsɛntrɪk
barycentric
ˌbærɪˈsɛntrɪk
centric
ˈsɛntrɪk
concentric
kənˈsɛntrɪk
dicentric
daɪˈsɛntrɪk
eccentric
ɪkˈsɛntrɪk
ecocentric
ˌiːkəʊˈsɛntrɪk
egocentric
ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntrɪk
ethnocentric
ˌɛθnəʊˈsɛntrɪk
Eurocentric
ˌjʊərəʊˈsɛntrɪk
exocentric
ˌɛksəʊˈsɛntrɪk
geocentric
ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɛntrɪk
heliocentric
ˌhiːlɪəʊˈsɛntrɪk
pericentric
ˌpɛrɪˈsɛntrɪk
polycentric
ˌpɒlɪˈsɛntrɪk
theocentric
ˌθɪəˈsɛntrɪk
topocentric
ˌtɒpəˈsɛntrɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METACENTRIC

metabolomics
metaboly
metabotropic receptor
metacarpal
metacarpi
metacarpus
metacenter
metacentre
metacercaria
metacercariae
metacercarial
metachromatic
metachromatism
metachronism
metachroses
metachrosis
metacinnabarite
metacognition
metacomputer
metacomputing

WORDS THAT END LIKE METACENTRIC

areocentric
asymmetric
bicentric
electric
endocentric
gastric
geometric
homocentric
hydroelectric
mantric
metric
multicentric
pediatric
psychiatric
selenocentric
submetacentric
symmetric
Tantric
telocentric
uneccentric

Synonyms and antonyms of metacentric in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metacentric» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METACENTRIC

Find out the translation of metacentric to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of metacentric from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «metacentric» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

稳心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metacéntrica
570 millions of speakers

English

metacentric
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मेटासेंट्रिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موسط القسيم المركزي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

метацентрическая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metacentric
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

metacentric
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métacentrique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Metacentric
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

metazentrischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中部動原体の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

메타 센터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metacentric
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

metacentric
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

metacentric
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेटाकन्ट्रिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

metasentrik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metacentrica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metacentryczną
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

метацентрична
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metacentrică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετακεντρικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Meta Centrische
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

metacenter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Metasenter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metacentric

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METACENTRIC»

The term «metacentric» is normally little used and occupies the 119.521 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METACENTRIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «metacentric» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «metacentric» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metacentric

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METACENTRIC»

Discover the use of metacentric in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metacentric and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ship Hydrostatics and Stability
Figure 2.14 the normals to the B-curve in the points B1 and B2 intersect in a point M. In some languages this point is called metacentric point. When B1 −→ B2, the metacentric point tends to the metacentre. Let the curve M be the locus of the ...
Adrian Biran, Ruben Lopez Pulido, 2013
2
The Significance of Metacentric Height
In this paper the significance of metacentric height is reconsidered.
C. L. Wright, New England Section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 1969
3
EXPERIMENTS IN FLUID MECHANICS
The metacentric height is a measure of the static stability of the floating bodies. The stability of floating bodies is governed by the relative location of G and M. 0 If M is located above G, then the metacentric height GM is positive and the body is  ...
SARBJIT SINGH, 2012
4
FLUID MECHANICS AND TURBO MACHINES
The distance MG is called metacentric height. Depending upon the position of M ( if quite above G) after oscillating under the acting FBT and W-l, the body will come to its original position. Metacentre or metacentric height is very important in  ...
MADAN MOHAN DAS, 2008
5
Port Engineering: Planning, Construction, Maintenance, and ...
Af M •yV[(//V) - a] -yV(p - a) (7.24) Equation (7.24) is known as the metacentric formula of floating body stability. Here p = / (7.25) where p is known as the metacentric radius above the center of buoyancy. Thus the pier metacentric radius p ...
Gregory P. Tsinker, 2004
6
Know Your Own Ship: A Simple Explanation
tanks, a decidedly positive metacentric height is obtained, which possibly is not excessive, and these vessels are known as steadier and better behaved at sea. But in recent years, considerable additions, amounting to 2, 3, 4 feet, and more, ...
Thomas Walton, 2011
7
Current Advances in Scarabaeoidea Research
05 431946.13 43.154758 441648.46 46.70 -I 49.63 NI16 NI16 NI26 NI18 NI16 NI28 7 submetacentric submetacentric submetacentric submetacentric submetacentric metacentric 41.09 41.21 41.52 43.64 43.06 47.13 37.754444 396343.61 ...
Brett Ratcliffe, Frank-thaorsten Krell, 2010
8
Evolution of the House Mouse
The ancestral chromosomal form is often referred to as the standard race ( abbreviated 40ST), and the chromosomal races as 'metacentric races' (reflecting their defining chromosomal characteristic). The metacentrics are formed by the joining ...
Miloš Macholán, Stuart J. E. Baird, Pavel Munclinger, 2012
9
Ostracoda and Global Events
While the karyotype of V. hilgendorfi is very uniform (all chromosomes are metacentric/submetacentric and similar in size, ranging between 4.2 and 5.71pm) . In V. graminicola 14 of the 16 chromosomes are metacentric/ submetacentric and the ...
R. Whatley, C. Maybury, 1990
10
Instant Notes in Genetics
(a) Interconversion between two telocentric chromosomes and a single metacentric chromosome by centromeric fusion and fission respectively (circles represent centromeres). (b) Meiosis in a heterozygote produces balanced gametes if the ...
Hugh Fletcher, Ivor Hickey, Paul Winter, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METACENTRIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metacentric is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fathom Spotlight: Shining The Spotlight On Three Scrubber Issues
Smaller and more lightweight scrubbers are far less likely to influence the metacentric height (GM) figures and stability levels which are ... «Ship & Bunker, Jul 15»
2
Incomplete meiotic sex chromosome inactivation in the domestic dog
The human metacentric X and Y chromosomes have two PARs, one on each end of the sex chromosomes. However, usually only PAR1, at the ... «BMC Blogs Network, Apr 15»
3
Innovative walk-to-work vessel starts work
“The combination of the breadth of the vessel and its metacentric height (GM) in various loading conditions determined the natural roll period of ... «Riviera Maritime Media, Mar 15»
4
Container Ships: Possible Effect of Fuel Efficiency On Lashing Forces
These (unplanned) adjustments of draught and trim increased the GM (metacentric height) at various occasions and, as a result, also the ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Mar 15»
5
DC9 at Night Mixtape with Space Chase
Metacentric - Kontakt (Original Mix) 2. Phil Kieran & Green Velvet - Rocket Yourself (Original Mix) 3. M3SA - Circa 1937 (Original Mix) 4. «Dallas Observer, Feb 15»
6
DC9 at Night Mixtape with Chris Roze
Mind Control - Metacentric (Audiophile Deep) 6. Parklife - Chambray (Kompass Recordings) 7. Max Out - Metacentric (Audiophile Deep) 8. «Dallas Observer, Feb 15»
7
The Eastland Disaster Killed More Passengers Than the Titanic and …
Critical to a boat's stability is what is known as its metacentric height. Floating objects are like an upside-down pendulum, with a center of ... «Smithsonian, Oct 14»
8
Super microscope amplifies Texas A&M researchers look at loblolly …
... copies of loblolly pine chromosome 12, referred to as Ch 12, which is the smallest and only sub-metacentric chromosome in the genome. «AgriLife Today, Oct 14»
9
Ireland's Wooden & Traditional Boats Have A Fine Flagship in This …
Although the Metacentric Shelf theory of hull design to which Harrison Butler subscribed has been large disproved, he still produced hulls of ... «Afloat, May 14»
10
'Sea Cypress' - Triple screw, shallow draft
The superstructure, located forward on the beamy hull, suggests a tug with a conventional 'G M' (metacentric height). It is what is below the ... «Maritime Journal, Apr 14»

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