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centre of buoyancy

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  • noun 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

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  • noun (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object

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synonyms (3)

Words with the same meaning

  1. centre of cavity
  2. centre of displacement
  3. centre of flotation

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. center of mass
  2. centre of mass

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