centre de masse — meaning in English
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English meaning
- center noun The point exactly in the middle of something, equally distant from all its edges or sides.
Senses
centre de masse is used for these senses in English:
- center (geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
- centre of mass (mathematics, physics) A point, near, or within a body at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated; it coincides with the centroid for a body of uniform density, and with the centre of gravity in a uniform gravitational field.
center — full definition
- noun The point exactly in the middle of something, equally distant from all its edges or sides.
- noun A building or place set up for a particular activity or purpose.
- noun The main topic, focus, or most important part of something.
- noun In sports such as basketball, hockey, or football, a player positioned in the middle of the field or court.
- noun The moderate political position, between left and right.