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Schwerpunkt — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • emphasis noun Special importance or weight placed on something.
  • plank noun A long, flat, thick piece of sawn timber.

Senses

Schwerpunkt is used for these senses in English:

  • center of gravity (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.
  • 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.
  • emphasis Special attention or prominence given to something.
  • plank (figurative) A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.

emphasis — full definition

  1. noun Special importance or weight placed on something.
  2. noun Extra stress given to a word or syllable when speaking, or highlighting given to text through formatting such as italics or bold.

plank — full definition

  1. noun A long, flat, thick piece of sawn timber.
  2. noun A specific policy or issue that forms part of a political party's platform.
  3. noun An exercise in which a person holds a rigid, face-down position supported on the forearms and toes.
  4. verb To lie face down, rigid, arms at the sides, in an unusual or incongruous location, typically for a photo.

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