| LC control no. | sh 85021847 |
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| LC classification | QA839 |
| Topical heading | Center of mass |
| Variant(s) | Barycenter Center of gravity Centroid Gravity, Center of |
| See also | Mass (Physics) Mechanics Barycentric coordinates |
| Found in | Merriam-Webster dictionary online, viewed January 30, 2017 (Barycenter: center of mass) Am. Heritage dictionary, 2006: Center of mass (The point in a system of bodies or an extended body at which the mass of the system may be considered to be concentrated and at which external forces may be considered to be applied. Also called barycenter, centroid) Centroid (1. see center of mass; 2. The point in a system of masses each of whose coordinates is a weighted mean of coordinates of the same dimension of points within the system, the weights being determined by the density function of the system) |
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