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 spelling)

Noun

centre of buoyancy (plural centres of buoyancy) (British spelling, Canadian)

(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

Translations

centre of mass of displaced water

Chinese:
Mandarin: 浮力中心 (fúlì zhōngxīn)

Finnish: nostepiste
Icelandic: flotþungamiðja f

Anagrams

center of buoyancy

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