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barycenter

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
  2. The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure

Equivalents

Françaisbarycentre
Portuguêsbaricentro
Русскийцентр тя́жести
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Examples

“the Earth–Moon barycenter”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

barycentering barycentre Barycentric barycentric coordinate time barycentric energy barycentricity

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