# metacentric

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to a metacenter.
2. Of a chromosome: having the centromere approximately in the middle, such that the two arms are of similar length.

## Etymology
From meta- + -centric.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/metacentric