əˈsɛn adjective
1.
Naval Architecture. of or pertaining to a metacenter.
2.
Genetics. of or pertaining to any chromosome or chromatid whose centromere is centrally located, creating two apparently equal chromosome arms. Compare acentric ( def 2 ), acrocentric, telocentric.
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metacentre or metacenter (ˈmɛtəˌsɛntə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the intersection of a vertical line through the centre of buoyancy of a floating body at equilibrium with the formerly vertical line through the centre of gravity of the body when the body is tilted | |
| metacenter or metacenter | |
| —n | |
| meta'centric or metacenter | |
| —adj | |
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Metacentric
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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metacentric met·a·cen·tric (mět'ə-sěn'trĭk)
adj.
Having the centromere of a chromosome in the median position so that the arms are of equal length. n.
A metacentric chromosome.
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