metacentric

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a metacenter.

OriginAncient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós) ← Proto-Hellenic *kéntron ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →
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Meanings

adjectivemetacentric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a metacenter.
  2. not comparablebiologyOf a chromosome: having the centromere approximately in the middle, such that the two arms are of similar length.
nounmetacentric (plural metacentrics)

plural metacentrics

  1. A metacentric chromosome.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
  3. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  4. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  5. Englishmeta-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  9. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  10. Ancient Greekκεντρικός (kentrikós)
  11. Englishmetacentric

From meta- + -centric.

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APA

metacentric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacentric

MLA

“metacentric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacentric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metacentric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacentric.

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