metacentric stability

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(nautical) The tendency of a ship or other water-going vessel to remain upright due to its centre of gravity being below its centre of buoyancy, ie. basically having most of its weight down low.

Japanese Meaning

船舶などの水上を移動する乗り物が、重心が浮力中心よりも下にあるために、自動的に垂直姿勢を維持する安定性。 / 主に船底部に重量が集中しているために生じる、船体の復元力の特性。 / 浮力の中心と重心の位置関係から決まる、船が倒れずに立つ能力。

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The ship's metacentric stability prevented it from capsizing during the sudden squall.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その船は、重心が浮力中心より低く船体が直立を保つ復元性のおかげで、突風の際に転覆を免れた。

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(nautical) The tendency of a ship or other water-going vessel to remain upright due to its centre of gravity being below its centre of buoyancy, ie. basically having most of its weight down low.

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