Centre Of Buoyancy (Noun)
Meaning
(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The stability of a ship depends on the relative positions of its centre_of_buoyancy and centre of gravity.
- In the equilibrium state, the centre_of_buoyancy and the centre of gravity are in the same vertical line.
- When the centre_of_buoyancy and centre of gravity of a ship are in the same vertical line, the ship is in stable equilibrium.
- The distance between the centre_of_buoyancy and the metacentre is the least when the metacentre is just above the centre_of_buoyancy.
- A change in the shape of a floating object causes a shift in the position of its centre_of_buoyancy.