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: intersection: a point where lines intersect → 1
Candidate hypernym: retentiveness: the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired → 0
Candidate hypernym: western diamondback: largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico → 0
Candidate hypernym: scraper: any of various hand tools for scraping → 0
Candidate hypernym: seventy-eight: the cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and eight → 0
Candidate hypernym: offertory: the offerings of the congregation at a religious service → 0
Candidate hypernym: plesianthropus: former name for the genus Australopithecus → 0
Candidate hypernym: ferricyanide: salt of ferricyanic acid obtained by oxidation of a ferrocyanide → 0
Candidate hypernym: ephedrine: white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma → 0
Candidate hypernym: crash barrier: a strong protective barrier that is erected around a racetrack or in the middle of a dual-lane highway in order to reduce the likelihood of severe accidents → 0
Candidate hypernym: saddle sore: sore on a horseback rider chafed by a saddle → 0