métacentre

métacentre
(mé-ta-san-tr') s. m.
Terme de marine. Point où la ligne verticale, passant par le centre de gravité d'un navire, se rencontre avec la résultante de la pression latérale que l'eau exerce sur ce navire, quand il est penché de côté.
   Méta...., et centre.

Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. . 1872-1877.

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