centre of mass

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centre of mass

(Physics / General Physics) the point at which the mass of a system could be concentrated without affecting the behaviour of the system under the action of external linear forces

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centre of mass - point representing the mean position of the matter in a body

center of mass

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

center of buoyancy, center of immersion, centre of buoyancy, centre of immersion - (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object

barycenter - (astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve

centroid - the center of mass of an object of uniform density

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