HyperDic: center_of_gravity

English > 1 sense of the expression center of gravity:
NOUNlocationcenter of gravity, centre of gravitythe point within something at which gravity can be considered to act
English > center of gravity: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningThe point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass.
Synonymcentre of gravity
Narrowercenter of flotation, centre of flotationThe center of gravity of a floating object
Broadercenter, centre, midpointA point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
Spanishcentro de gravedad
Catalancentre de gravetat

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