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Self-right

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005151

The ability of a body to return to its upright position after being tilted or capsized, through a restoring moment produced by its own weight and shape. Self-righting lifeboats achieve it with ballast low in the hull and a watertight, buoyant upper structure that makes the inverted position unstable. Robots and tumbler toys use the same principle with a weighted base.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005151
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMechanical engineering
TranslationsGerman: Selbstaufrichtung; Spanish: enderezarse; French: se redresser
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005151",
  "term": "Self-right",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The ability of a body to return to its upright position after being tilted or capsized, through a restoring moment produced by its own weight and shape. Self-righting lifeboats achieve it with ballast low in the hull and a watertight, buoyant upper structure that makes the inverted position unstable. Robots and tumbler toys use the same principle with a weighted base.",
  "subject": "Mechanical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Selbstaufrichtung",
    "es": "enderezarse",
    "fr": "se redresser"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/self-right/"
}

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