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

Derived forms: centers of buoyancy

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

Encyclopedia: Center of buoyancy

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