Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
métacentre — [ metasɑ̃tr ] n. m. • 1746; de méta et centre ♦ Phys. Point d application de la résultante des forces qui s exercent sur un corps solide flottant. Adj. MÉTACENTRIQUE . ● métacentre nom masculin Point d intersection de l axe longitudinal d un… … Encyclopédie Universelle
metacentre — ▪ fluid mechanics also spelled metacenter in fluid mechanics, the theoretical point at which an imaginary vertical line through the centre of buoyancy intersects another imaginary vertical line through a new centre of buoyancy created… … Universalium
metacentre — metacentras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. metacenter; metacentre vok. Metazentrum, n rus. метацентр, m pranc. métacentre, m; point métacentrique, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
métacentre — metacentras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. metacenter; metacentre vok. Metazentrum, n rus. метацентр, m pranc. métacentre, m; point métacentrique, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Metacentre — Metacenter Met a*cen teror Metacentre Met a*cen tre, n. [Pref. meta + center.] (Hydrostatics) The point of intersection of a vertical line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body which is tipped through a small… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metacentre — /ˈmɛtəsɛntə/ (say metuhsentuh) noun the point where the vertical line through the centre of buoyancy of a floating body (as a ship) in equilibrium meets the vertical line through the new centre of buoyancy when the body is in a slightly inclined… …
metacentre — noun /ˈmɛtəsɛntə/ A midway point between a ships centre of buoyancy when upright and its centre of buoyancy when tilted; it must be above the centre of gravity to enable a tilting ship to return to an upright position … Wiktionary
metacentre — (US metacenter) noun the point of intersection between an imaginary vertical line through the centre of buoyancy of an level floating vessel and a corresponding line through the new centre of buoyancy when the vessel is tilted. Derivatives… … English new terms dictionary
metacentre — n. (US metacenter) the point of intersection between a line (vertical in equilibrium) through the centre of gravity of a floating body and a vertical line through the centre of pressure after a slight angular displacement, which must be above the … Useful english dictionary
métacentrique — métacentre [ metasɑ̃tr ] n. m. • 1746; de méta et centre ♦ Phys. Point d application de la résultante des forces qui s exercent sur un corps solide flottant. Adj. MÉTACENTRIQUE . ● métacentrique adjectif Se dit d un chromosome dont le centromère… … Encyclopédie Universelle
