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CENTRE OF FLOTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The center of gravity of a floating object
Synonyms:
center of flotation; centre of flotation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("centre of flotation" is a kind of...):
center of gravity; centre of gravity (the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass)
Domain region:
Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)
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