metacenter

n. 定傾中心、外心點

學術名詞

• 定傾中心：力學、物理學、造船工程、電機工程、航空太空、電力工程
• 穩定中心：電機工程、電力工程
• 穩心：造船工程
• 傾心：水利工程學

英文釋義

1. (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship