metacentric adjective & noun. [mɛtǝ'sɛntrɪk] L18.
[formed as METACENTRE + -IC.]
A. adjective.
1. Physics & Shipbuilding. Of or pertaining to the metacentre of a ship etc. L18.
metacentric height the height of the metacentre of a floating body above the centre of gravity.

2. Cytology. Of a chromosome: having the centromere at or near the centre. M20.
b. noun. A metacentric chromosome. M20.

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