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center of gravity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌsɛn.təɹ əv ˈɡɹæv.ə.ti/

Meanings

1. (US) 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.
2. (US, figuratively) The most central or important part of something, or around which everything else revolves.

Forms

Relateds

centre of mass · center of buoyancy · barycentric · center of inertia · centre of buoyancy · barycentre · center of mass · centre of inertia

Synonyms

COG

Translations (32)

nl zwaartepunt (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · ms pusat graviti (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · de Gravizentrum (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · id pusat gravitasi (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · pl środek ciężkości (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · ro centru de greutate (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · ml ഗുരുത്വാകർഷണകേന്ദ്രം (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · pt centro de gravidade (any pivotal or central idea or group) · cmn 重心 (any pivotal or central idea or group) · pt baricentro (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · cmn 重心 (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · pl środek ciężkości (any pivotal or central idea or group) · de Schwerpunkt (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · fi painopiste (any pivotal or central idea or group) · sv tyngdpunkt (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · sv tyngdpunkt (ish) (any pivotal or central idea or group) · cs těžiště (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · it baricentro (any pivotal or central idea or group) · ko 무게중심 (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · is þyngdarpunktur (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · ar مَرْكَز الْجَاذِبِيَّة (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · pt centro de gravidade (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · fr centre de gravité (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · az ağırlıq mərkəzi (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · tr ağırlık merkezi (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · ja 重心 (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · ro centru de greutate (any pivotal or central idea or group) · it baricentro (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · fi painopiste (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · ro centru de gravitație (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · ru центр тя́жести (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) · vi trọng tâm (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated)