center of gravity
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- centre of gravity (British and Canadian spelling)
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Noun[edit]
center of gravity (plural centers of gravity) (American spelling)
- (physics) A point, near or within a body, through which its weight can be assumed to act when considering forces on the body and its motion under gravity. This coincides with the center of mass in a uniform gravitational field.
- (figurative) The most central or important part of something, which its other parts are considered in relation to.
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Translations[edit]
point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated
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any pivotal or central idea or group
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