傾けい心しん

noun

metacenter; metacentre

Technical term in naval architecture and ship stability; refers to the point where the line of action of buoyancy intersects the centerline when a ship is heeled.

See also: メタセンター

• 傾けい心しんの位い置ちは船ふねの復ふく原げん性せいに大おおきく影えい響きょうする。

  The position of the metacenter greatly affects a ship's stability.