barycenter

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

   the Earth–Moon barycenter

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   (astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve

2. The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure

1. As an atom approaches the barycenter of a forming star, it trades potential for kinetic energy: the stuff of heat.

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