Meaning

1 senses
  1. The point at the centre of a system; an average point, weighted according to mass or other attribute. The term is usually used in astronomy for the centre of mass about which a system rotates, for example, the moon and the earth rotate about a common point within the earth but not near the centre. Jupiter and the Sun rotate about a common point just outside the surface of the Sun.

Origin

From bary- + centre.

From bary- + centre.

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Forms

plural: barycentres

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcentroid

See also

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