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centre of mass en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (Canada, UK) A point, near, or within a body at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated; it coincides with the centroid for a body of uniform density, and with the centre of gravity in a uniform gravitational field.

Forms

Relateds

centre of buoyancy

Synonyms

COM · centre of inertia · center of gravity

Translations (22)

pl barycentrum (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · hu tömegközéppont (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · de Schwerpunkt (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · ru центр ине́рции (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · ja 質量中心 (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · da massemidtpunkt (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · it baricentro (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · ml പിണ്ഡകേന്ദ്രം (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · de Massenmittelpunkt (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · cmn 質心 /质心 (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · pl środek ciężkości (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · de Gewichtsschwerpunkt (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · ru центр масс (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · ko 질량 중심 (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · fi massakeskipiste (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · cs těžiště (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · fr centre de masse (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · az kütlə mərkəzi (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · ru барице́нтр (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · id titik berat (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · ro centru de masă (point where the mass can be considered concentrated) · sv masscentrum (point where the mass can be considered concentrated)