1) Intersection 2) Intersection point 3) Metacentre 4) Point of intersection 1) Metacentre 
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metacentre noun (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined t...