CENTRE OF FLOTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does centre of flotation mean? 

• CENTRE OF FLOTATION (noun)
  The noun CENTRE OF FLOTATION has 1 sense:

1. the center of gravity of a floating object

  Familiarity information: CENTRE OF FLOTATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CENTRE OF FLOTATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The center of gravity of a floating object

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

center of flotation; centre of flotation

Hypernyms ("centre of flotation" is a kind of...):

center of gravity; centre of gravity (the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass)

Domain region:

Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)