center of gravity

Other forms: centers of gravity

Definitions of center of gravity
  1. noun
    the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass
    synonyms: centre of gravity
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    types:
    center of flotation, centre of flotation
    the center of gravity of a floating object
    type of:
    center, centre, midpoint
    a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
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