bar·y·cen·ter (b r  -s n t r)n. See center of mass. [Greek barus, heavy; see gwer -1 in Indo-European roots + center.] |
| barycenter (br-sntr) The center of mass of two or more bodies, usually bodies orbiting around each other, such as the Earth and the Moon. |
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| Noun | 1. | barycenter - (astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole center of mass, centre of mass - point representing the mean position of the matter in a body |
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