Term: metacenter: (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
Candidate hypernym: point: a geometric element that has position but no extension → 1
Candidate hypernym: headsman: an executioner who beheads the condemned person → 0
Candidate hypernym: cuterebra: type genus of the Cuterebridae → 0
Candidate hypernym: petrissage: massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed → 0
Candidate hypernym: humic substance: an organic residue of decaying organic matter → 0
Candidate hypernym: constitution: the way in which someone or something is composed → 0
Candidate hypernym: cebidae: all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins → 0
Candidate hypernym: epicurism: the disposition and habits of an epicure → 0
Candidate hypernym: cooler: a cell for violent prisoners → 0
Candidate hypernym: vardenafil: virility drug (trade name Levitra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men → 0
Candidate hypernym: face: the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object) → 0