| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The center of gravity of a floating object.[Wordnet]. | |
| Expression | 1. (Shipbuilding) (a) The center of any given plane of flotation. (b) More commonly, the middle of the length of the load water line. --Rankine.[Websters]. | |
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Top | |
Common Expressions: CENTER OF FLOTATION
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Center of flotation | 1: (Shipbuilding) (a) The center of any given plane of flotation. (b) More commonly, the middle of the length of the load water line. --Rankine. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: The center of gravity of a floating object. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
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