See Also: Metacentric(medicine)
metacentric(dictionary)
metacentric chromosome(medicine)

metacentric (iou)



metacentric adjective & noun. L18.
[formed as METACENTRE + -IC.]
A. adjective.
Physics & Shipbuilding. Of or pertaining to the metacentre of a ship etc. L18.
metacentric height the height of the metacentre of a floating body above the centre of gravity.
Cytology. Of a chromosome: having the centromere at or near the centre. M20.
b. noun. A metacentric chromosome. M20.