"barycenter" meaning in English

See barycenter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-barycenter.wav Forms: barycenters [plural]
Etymology: From bary- + center. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bary|center}} bary- + center Head templates: {{en-noun}} barycenter (plural barycenters)
  1. (physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal Categories (topical): Physics Translations (physics: center of a mass): център на тежестта (centǎr na težestta) (Bulgarian), barysentri [astronomy, natural-sciences] (Finnish), painopiste (Finnish), massakeskipiste [general] (Finnish), barycentre [masculine] (French), baricentro [masculine] (Galician), βαρύκεντρο (varýkentro) (Greek), те́жиште (téžište) [neuter] (Macedonian), barycentrum [neuter] (Polish), środek ciężkości [masculine] (Polish), baricentro [masculine] (Portuguese), центр тя́жести (centr tjážesti) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-barycenter-en-noun-PZoVS-6u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bary-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 13 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bary-: 38 24 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 8 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 11 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 5 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 61 11 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 58 11 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 60 11 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 60 12 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 53 26 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 62 11 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 57 12 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 63 11 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 64 10 26 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'physics: center of a mass': 80 20
  2. (geometry) The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure Categories (topical): Geometry Translations (geometry: centre of a plane figure): painopiste (Finnish), baricentro (Galician), baricentro [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-barycenter-en-noun-887jZr0u Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bary- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bary-: 38 24 38 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'geometry: centre of a plane figure': 4 96
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Synonyms: barycentre [UK] Derived forms: barycentric, barycentrically, barycentricity

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-barycenter.wav Forms: barycenters [present, singular, third-person], barycentering [participle, present], barycentered [participle, past], barycentered [past]
Etymology: From bary- + center. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bary|center}} bary- + center Head templates: {{en-verb}} barycenter (third-person singular simple present barycenters, present participle barycentering, simple past and past participle barycentered)
  1. To determine such a barycenter Related terms: orthocenter
    Sense id: en-barycenter-en-verb-qEnEcijX Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bary- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bary-: 38 24 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: barycentre [UK]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "present"
      ]
    },
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "orthocenter"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "To determine such a barycenter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
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    }
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    "barycenter"
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}

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