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metacentric

me·ta·cent·ric

uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to the metacenter

2.

having two equal arms because of the median position of the centromere

  • “a metacentric chromosome”

Origin

From meta- + -centric.

Phrases

  • metacentric height
  • metacentric stability

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