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Noun: centre of buoyancy
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: center of buoyancy)
  1. (physics) the centre of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object
    - center of buoyancy [US], center of immersion [US], centre of immersion [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: centres of buoyancy

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

Encyclopedia: Centre of buoyancy

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