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centre of pressure

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centre of pressure
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1. (Physics / General Physics) Physics the point in a body at which the resultant pressure acts when the body is immersed in a fluid
2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) Aeronautics the point at which the resultant aerodynamic forces intersect the chord line of the aerofoil
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Freitas et al recorded the centre of pressure (COP) position of 14 older and 14 younger adults during prolonged standing (30min) and quiet stance tasks (60s).
Postural control during prolonged standing by Taylor, Denise / New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy
Another centre of pressure groups is in Brussels, the seat of the EC Commission.
Inside the Foreign Office by Muray, Leo / Contemporary Review
 
 
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