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CENTRE OF BUOYANCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object
Synonyms:
center of buoyancy; center of immersion; centre of buoyancy; centre of immersion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("centre of buoyancy" is a kind of...):
center of mass; centre of mass (point representing the mean position of the matter in a body)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Domain region:
Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)
