center of buoyancy

Other forms: centers of buoyancy

Definitions of center of buoyancy
  1. noun
    (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object
    synonyms: center of immersion, centre of buoyancy, centre of immersion
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    type of:
    center of mass, centre of mass
    point representing the mean position of the matter in a body
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