center of gravity

English

Alternative forms

centre of gravity (British and Canadian spelling)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsɛn.təɹ əv ˈɡɹæv.ə.ti/
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Noun

center of gravity (plural centers of gravity) (American spelling)

(physics) 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.
(figurative) The most central or important part of something, which its other parts are considered in relation to.

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Translations

point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated

Arabic: مَرْكَز الْجَاذِبِيَّة m (markaz al-jāḏibiyya)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 重心 (zh) (zhòngxīn)
Czech: těžiště (cs) n
Dutch: zwaartepunt (nl) n
Finnish: painopiste (fi)
French: centre de gravité (fr) m
German: Schwerpunkt (de) n, Gravizentrum n
Icelandic: þyngdarpunktur m
Indonesian: pusat gravitasi
Italian: baricentro (it) m
Japanese: 重心 (ja) (じゅうしん, jūshin)
Korean: 무게중심 (mugejungsim)
Malay: pusat graviti
Malayalam: ഗുരുത്വാകർഷണകേന്ദ്രം (gurutvākaṟṣaṇakēndraṁ)
Polish: środek ciężkości
Portuguese: baricentro (pt) m, centro de gravidade m
Romanian: centru de greutate n, centru de gravitație (ro) n
Russian: центр тя́жести (ru) m (centr tjážesti)
Swedish: tyngdpunkt (sv) c
Turkish: ağırlık merkezi (tr)
Vietnamese: trọng tâm (vi)

any pivotal or central idea or group

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 重心 (zh) (zhòngxīn)
Finnish: painopiste (fi)
Italian: baricentro (it) m
Polish: środek ciężkości m
Portuguese: centro de gravidade m
Romanian: centru de greutate n
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: tyngdpunkt (sv) c (ish)

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