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Metacentric could refer to:

Metacentric height
Metacentric height
The metacentric height is a measurement of the static stability of a floating body. It is calculated as the distance between the centre of gravity of a ship and its metacentre . A larger metacentric height implies greater stability against overturning...

: the distance between the center of gravity of a ship and its metacenter.
Metacentric Centromere: the position of a centromere on a chromatid

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