barycenter
IPA: bɝˈɪsɛntɝ
noun
- (physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
- (geometry) The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure
verb
- To determine such a barycenter
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Examples of "barycenter" in Sentences
- I am not promoting the barycenter tide.
- The bar would rotate about the barycenter.
- Barycenter in astrophysics and astronomy ==.
- The barycenter is not at one focus of an ellipse.
- Move the origin and the barycenter moves as well.
- A barycenter, by definition, is a three dimensional concept.
- Besides a barycenter is a function of the distance from the primary.
- A centroid is not necessarily a barycenter, but for a triangle it is.
- The barycenter of pluto and Charon is not within the surface of Pluto.
- The barycenter is one of the foci of the elliptical orbit of each body.
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