metacentric | 
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| 1. | [ adjective ] of or relating to the metacenter | |
| Related terms: | shipbuilding metacenter | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having two equal arms because of the median position of the centromere | |
| Examples: | "a metacentric chromosome"  | 
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| Related terms: | centromere | |
| Similar spelling: | 
  metacentre metacenter meat_counter  | 
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