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noun
The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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verb
To determine such a barycenter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
(astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: center of mass, centre of mass
History
Etymology tree English bary- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der. Latin centrumder. Middle French centrebor. Middle English center English center English barycenter From bary- + center.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
