The state of equilibrium in which a vessel inclined from its original position of rest by an external force tends to return to its original position after that force has ceased to act.
Isimo sozinzo salapho inqanawe ithambekele ngakhona ukusuka kubume bayo bemvelo bokuma ngokwenziwa ngamandla emimoya yangaphandle, ethi ibuyisele inqanawe kuthambeko lwayo lwemvelo emva kokuba la mandla eyekile ukuba nefuthe.