center of gravity
A point, near or within a body, through which its weight can be assumed to act when…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.
» In flight, the airplane rotates about the center of gravity.
Meaning
2 senses(US)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.
Schwerpunkt, Gravizentrum
центр тя́жестиcentr tjážesti
the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass
(US, figuratively)The most central or important part of something, or around which everything else revolves.
Examples
4 sentencesIn flight, the airplane rotates about the center of gravity.
Weight and balance calculations are essential for maintaining an aircraft's center of gravity within safe operating limits.
Jupiter is the only planet in the Solar System whose common center of gravity with the Sun lies outside the Sun itself.
deJupiter ist der einzige Planet des Sonnensystems, dessen gemeinsamer Schwerpunkt mit der Sonne außerhalb derselben liegt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
In addition, Leonardo determined, before Galileo, the center of gravity of any pyramid and of a tetrahedral, or four-sided body.
Translations
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Forms
plural: centers of gravitySynonyms
2 synonyms- the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass:centre of gravity
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular