center of gravity

n. pl. centers of gravity

1. Abbr. CG The point in or near a body at which the gravitational potential energy of the body is equal to that of a single particle of the same mass located at that point and through which the resultant of the gravitational forces on the component particles of the body acts.

2. The point of greatest importance, interest, or activity: "The center of gravity for the English language is no longer Britain. American English is the greatest influence on English everywhere" (Robert W. Burchfield).

center of gravity (s

The center of mass of an object in the presence of a uniform gravitational field.

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center of gravity - the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass

centre of gravity

midpoint, centre, center - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

center of flotation, centre of flotation - the center of gravity of a floating object

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Barycentric
Barycentric calculus
center of flotation
center of gravity limits
Center of inertia
centers of gravity
centre of flotation
centre of gravity
centrobaric
Centrobaric method
decisive point
Dipping needle
Mass center
midpoint
perpendicular
plumb line
squat
Stable equilibrium
underslung

At that point it reached the center of gravity of the five-hundred-mile-thick crust.

At the Earth's Core by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

The center of gravity of the male body is high, and the tendency is to overtopple.

The Night-Born by London, Jack View in context

center of gravity

Center of Gravity Control Computer
Center of Gravity Directional Controller
Center of Gravity Indicator
center of gravity limits
Center of Gravity Method
Center of gyration
Center of Health Behavior and Promotion
center of immersion
Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence
Center of Industrial Relations and Negotiations
Center of Industrial Safety Registration
Center of inertia
Center of inertia
Center of Influence Networking
Center of Information and Difusion of the Art of Enamelling
Center of Information and Documentation of Crimean Tatars
Center of Initiative and Research on Energy and the Environment
Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts at Wabash College
Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems
center of interest
center of interest
Center of International and European Economic Law
Center of International Business Research
Center of inversion
Center of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law
Center of Jewish Education in Ukraine