"centre of buoyancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: centres of buoyancy [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|centres of buoyancy}} centre of buoyancy (plural centres of buoyancy), {{tlb|en|British spelling|Canadian spelling}} (British spelling, Canadian spelling)
  1. (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. Tags: Canada, UK Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: centre of cavity, centre of displacement, centre of flotation, center of buoyancy [US] Related terms: centre of gravity, centre of inertia, centre of mass Translations (centre of mass of displaced water): 浮力中心 (fúlì zhōngxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), nostepiste (Finnish), flotþungamiðja [feminine] (Icelandic)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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