centre of buoyancy
English
Ship Stability diagram showing centre of gravity (G), centre of buoyancy (B), and metacentre (M) with ship upright and heeled over to one side.
Alternative forms
- center of buoyancy (American)
Noun
centre of buoyancy (plural centres of buoyancy) (British spelling, Canadian spelling)
- (nautical) the point through which the resultant of all buoyant forces on an immersed hull are assumed to act; the centre of mass of the displaced water.
Synonyms
- centre of cavity
- centre of displacement
- centre of flotation
Related terms
- centre of gravity
- centre of inertia
- centre of mass
Translations
centre of mass of displaced water
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Anagrams
- center of buoyancy