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