self-righting
Tips back up
Self-righting describes something designed to return to an upright position after being tipped or capsized.
The term applies most often to boats and life rafts engineered to flip back over in rough seas: The coast guard uses self-righting rescue boats.
It also describes toys, buoys, and other objects with weighted bases that prevent them from staying overturned.
Plump and round
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- WeebleSelf-righting egg toy
- weightedMade intentionally heavier
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
pendulum · bottom-heavy · wobble · tippy · figurine · novelty · spring-loaded · gravity
Capacity to recover quickly
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- bouncebackRecovery from adversity
- composureEmotional self-control
- equilibriumState of balance
rebound · perseverance · fortitude · adaptability · coping · overcoming · setback · adversity
Watercraft inverting suddenly
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- hullOuter covering or frame
- keelHull's structural base
- ballastShip stability material
lifeboat · dinghy · catamaran · trimaran · sailboat · seaworthy · maritime · nautical
Spinning disc measuring orientation
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- sensorInput-detecting device
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- locomotionAbility to travel independently
bipedal · quadrupedal · algorithm · servo · accelerometer · torque · counterbalance · articulation
roly-poly
Plump and round
counterweight · pendulum · bottom-heavy · wobble · tippy · figurine · novelty · spring-loaded · gravity · base
resilience
Capacity to recover quickly
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- bouncebackRecovery from adversity
- composureEmotional self-control
equilibrium · rebound · perseverance · fortitude · adaptability · coping · overcoming · setback · adversity · grit
capsizing
Watercraft inverting suddenly
ballast · lifeboat · dinghy · catamaran · trimaran · sailboat · seaworthy · maritime · nautical · inflatable
gyroscope
Spinning disc measuring orientation
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- sensorInput-detecting device
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
locomotion · bipedal · quadrupedal · algorithm · servo · accelerometer · torque · counterbalance · articulation · gait
self-rightingcapsizable
Able to flip over
tippable · capsizing · unstable · toppling · overturnable
self, right, righting, righted, rights, rightful, rightfully, righteous, righteously