metacentric

[ met-uh-sen-trik ]

adjective

1. Naval Architecture. of or relating to a metacenter.
2. Genetics. of or relating to any chromosome or chromatid whose centromere is centrally located, creating two apparently equal chromosome arms. Compare acentric ( def 2 ), acrocentric, telocentric.

Other Words From

• met·a·cen·tric·i·ty [met-, uh, -sen-, tris, -i-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of metacentric¹

meta- + -centric

Example Sentences

As expected, regions with the highest nucleotide differentiation between European and Asian wild boars were observed in high recombination regions towards the end of the chromosomes on both metacentric and acrocentric chromosomes.

From Nature

The object of Mr. Alexander Taylor's indicator is to measure and show by simple inspection the metacentric height under every condition of loading, and therefore to make known the stability of the vessel.

From Project Gutenberg

Round the top of the scale, at D, are engraved four different draughts, and under these are the metacentric heights.

From Project Gutenberg