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Noun: center of flotation
Usage: US (elsewhere: centre of flotation)
  1. The center of gravity of a floating object
    "The engineer determined the center of flotation to optimize the boat's design";
    - centre of flotation [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: centers of flotation

Type of: center of gravity [US], centre of gravity [Brit, Cdn]