center of gravity

See also: center-of-gravity

English

Alternative forms

centre of gravity (British and Canadian spelling), centre-of-gravity (attributive)
center-of-gravity (attributive)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsen.təɹ əv ˈɡɹæv.ə.ti/

Noun

center of gravity (plural centers of gravity) (American spelling)

(physics) 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.
(figuratively) Any pivotal or central idea or group.

Related terms

Translations

point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 重心 (zh) (zhòngxīn)
Finnish: painopiste (fi)
French: centre de gravité (fr) m
Indonesian: pusat gravitasi
Italian: baricentro (it) m
Japanese: 重心 (ja) (じゅうしん, jūshin)

Malay: pusat graviti
Polish: środek ciężkości
Portuguese: baricentro (pt) m, centro de gravidade m
Romanian: centru de greutate n, centre de greutate n pl
Russian: центр тя́жести (ru) m (centr tjážesti)
Turkish: ağırlık merkezi (tr)
Vietnamese: trọng tâm (vi)

any pivotal or central idea or group

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 重心 (zh) (zhòngxīn)
Finnish: painopiste (fi)
Italian: baricentro (it) m

Polish: środek ciężkości m
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Romanian: centru de greutate
Russian: please add this translation if you can

See also

Anagrams

centre of gravity, centre-of-gravity

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