barycenter
The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces…The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
» As an atom approaches the barycenter of a forming star, it trades potential for kinetic energy: the stuff of heat.
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2 sensesThe center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
the Earth–Moon barycenter
центр тя́жестиcentr tjážesti
(astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve
The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure
Examples
1 sentencesAs an atom approaches the barycenter of a forming star, it trades potential for kinetic energy: the stuff of heat.
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