metacentric

adjective

meta·​cen·​tric ˌme-tə-ˈsen-trik 

1

: of or relating to a metacenter

2

: having the centromere medially situated so that the two chromosomal arms are of roughly equal length

metacentric noun

Examples of metacentric in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All ships have a metacentric height, which is defined as the distance between the metacentre of the ship and its vertical center of gravity. — Mac Stone, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for metacentric

• afrocentric
• egocentric
• ethnocentric
• eurocentric
• geocentric
• multicentric
• polycentric
• anthropocentric
• heliocentric
• centric
• concentric
• eccentric

Medical Definition

metacentric

adjective

meta·​cen·​tric ˌmet-ə-ˈsen-trik 

: having the centromere medially situated so that the two chromosomal arms are of roughly equal length compare acrocentric, telocentric entry 1

metacentric noun